Buyer 1

Onto Innovation•Wilmington, MA

4d•$50,400 - $75,600

About The Position

Onto Innovation is a leader in semiconductor process control, offering technologies across metrology, defect inspection, interconnect composition, factory analytics, and lithography. The company helps customers address yield, device performance, quality, and reliability challenges across the semiconductor value chain. The NPI (New Product Introduction) Planner bridges R&D and volume manufacturing by coordinating material readiness, capacity planning, and build schedules. The role supports the transition of engineering samples and new products to mass production smoothly, on time, and within budget. The position manages materials and supply chain activities, planning and scheduling, cross-functional coordination, and planning systems and process optimization. It requires collaboration with R&D, operations, product engineering, program management, suppliers, sales, and management, along with maintaining planning data and reporting project status and risks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, supply chain management, or a related field; BA/BS preferred.
Proficiency with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle, MRP modules, Excel, and Teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to organize and present detailed information at strategic and tactical levels.
Solid understanding of costing concepts, cost reduction, and modeling.
Ability to handle program-management tasks and personnel resources.
At least 3 years of experience as a Buyer/Planner in NPI or high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Purchase and validate materials, piece parts, and subassemblies for R&D and prototype builds.
Manage raw materials and work-in-progress inventory, and identify component shortages that could delay builds.
Coordinate timelines and delivery requirements with internal and external suppliers and mitigate vendor constraints.
Design and execute build plans for engineering samples and initial production runs.
Maintain project schedules and track milestones from the conceptual phase through volume ramp-up.
Assess manufacturing capacity and plan requirements for scaling from small batches to mass production.
Coordinate R&D, operations, product engineering, and program management to resolve roadblocks.
Provide status updates to sales and management, maintain KPI dashboards, and escalate timeline risks.
Use ERP and MRP systems to maintain planning data, set up routings, and generate work orders.
Analyze supply chain data to identify causes of delays, recommend process improvements, and optimize NPI workflows.
Handle program-management tasks and personnel resources.