About the role
AI summarisedBuyer role at Applied Materials, a semiconductor equipment company, responsible for ensuring supply continuity, managing purchasing activities, leading cross-functional problem resolution, and driving inventory reduction efforts.
EquipmentFull-timeMaterials
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure supply continuity to enable manufacturing with speed and quality. Execute and manage pull-ins/push-outs with suppliers to meet MRP demand
- Lead cross-functional team to drive problem resolution for supply issues with key stakeholders (i.e. engineering, manufacturing, Program Managers, Supplier Account Management)
- Drive purchasing activities to execute purchase at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
- Lead inventory and E&Z reduction efforts
- Manage and lead assigned Purchasing Projects (i.e. Manage cost, schedule, and scope as required)
- Manage complex and sensitive information with supplier leadership team and internal stakeholders
- Contribute to purchasing process improvement within the team and Act as trainer for department purchasing activities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 2-4 years of experience
- Strong knowledge of industry best practices, key business drivers, competition in the marketplace
- Demonstrated leadership skills to lead small projects and build consensus, as needed