About the role
AI summarisedBuyer role at Applied Materials, a global leader in semiconductor equipment manufacturing. Responsible for ensuring supply continuity, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost reductions through negotiation and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
EquipmentFull-timeProject/Program Management
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure supply continuity to enable manufacturing with speed and quality. Follow-up on orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records. Adhere to standard purchasing business processes
- Proactively drive and ensure timely delivery/shipment of parts from supplier to Applied factories including resolution of shipment/receiving and billing issues with supplier
- Partner with suppliers on demand/supply collaboration. Execute and manage pull-ins/push-outs with suppliers to meet MRP demand
- Drive inventory and E&Z reduction efforts
- Negotiate and execute purchase and RFQ to drive the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need
- Drive problem resolution for supply issues with key stakeholders (engineering, manufacturing, Program Managers) with support from Managers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 1-2 years of related experience
- A solid understanding of the industry's key business drivers
- Good communication/interpersonal skills to explain complex information to others