Summary

The Senior Buyer is responsible for the planning and procurement of assigned production, nonproduction (MRO) materials and/or new product introduction (NPI) material requirement. Formulate and develop purchasing and materials management strategies. Position is 100% onsite in our Melbourne, FL location. To be considered, candidates must have experience with made-to-print items, raw PCB procurement, and electronic components.

Responsibilities

Manage moderate and complex commodities in SMT manufacturing and full box build environments.
Develop and implement solutions to situational management issues.
Plan material purchases based on MRP requirements.
Ensure materials are on time to meet production and requisition start dates.
Send out Purchase Orders (POs).
Maintain exceptions report.
Manage issues on supplier management.
Manage material discrepancies (quality, quantity and price). Work closely with Program Managers regarding quality issues.
Meet purchased pricing requirements and cost savings objectives.
Negotiate cost and lead time reductions for assigned commodities.




Provide input to the ECO planning process.
Implement revisions and/or part changes within the ECO process.
Find alternative sourcing for material and deal with tactical issues and concerns.
Focal material representative with current customer’s implementation strategy and execution.
Participate in new product team meetings.
Able to create ad-hoc material management reports as required.
Manage to an inventory turns/model budget.
Act as the leader buyer on certain projects.
Propose/implement inventory reduction strategy.
Work closely/timely to resolve discrepant material (MRB) and return material authorization (RMAs).
Maintain tracking reports and metric charts to provide status, measure performance, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Interface with Engineers and Supplier Quality including but not limited to MRB resolution.

Qualifications

Experience with made-to-print, raw PCB procurement

📌 Senior Buyer – Electronic Components (Bengaluru)
🏢 Mack Technologies
📍 Bengaluru