Buyer-Commodity Specialist

Ichor Systems • Austin, TX

10h

About The Position

Ichor Systems has an immediate opening for Sr Buyer/Commodity Specialist leads end-to-end materials execution at the site, ensuring material supply is aligned to factory build plans and customer delivery commitments. This role owns site-level performance for cost, quality, on-time delivery, and working capital across assigned products, and serves as the primary interface between the factory, regional purchasing, suppliers, and customers. The ideal candidate is highly process-driven, data-oriented, and experienced managing material constraints in a complex contract manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Highly organized and able to manage significant PO workload, track and drive closure on issues
• Ability to learn / understand the supplier’s business and manufacturing processes, technology sourced, and product families
• Ability to concisely communicate escalations, requirements and issues to suppliers, stakeholders, peers, upper management and customers with clarity
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail oriented, hands-on and results driven
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of purchasing, supplier selection, cost analysis and negotiation,
• Ability to run reporting across a range of applications and use data to keep and improve performance metrics such as PPV, Past Due PO’s, and Days to Acknowledge
• Work independently in fast paced environment
• 3-5+ years buying or related work experience
• B.S. or equivalent work experience, or any combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

• APICS certification

Responsibilities

• Manage deliveries and escalations of the assigned commodity and suppliers across multiple manufacturing sites
• Maintain accurate ERP records, quote, and item master
• Execute purchase orders to suppliers in a timely manner
• Maintain accurate delivery information in the ERP system and in alignment with MRP requirements
• Establish daily working relationships with suppliers, managing changing priorities and escalations
• Maintain strong internal stakeholder relationships through follow up, communication and quality of work
• Identify alternate supply opportunities with understanding of components and end products where used.
• Provide non-binding forecasts information to suppliers and regularly assess, monitor and report constraints and potential constraints
• Identify root cause issues of delivery constraints and drive corrective actions with both the supplier and cross functional Ichor Supply Chain team.
• Initiate and renew supplier NDA’s and other supplier contract agreements as needed
• Ability to support US time zone (Early Singapore AM) tele-conferences
• Establish and Maintain DDMRP (Demand Driven MRP) programs such as Kanban and safety stock replenishment contracts inclusive of analyzing and updating quantities, maintaining proper ERP system set up, keeping applicable contractual liabilities and amendments current, mitigating Ichor’s liability, resolving delivery discrepancies, providing forecasts to suppliers and ensuring suppliers are performing to contractual service levels
• Execute purchase orders from purchase requisitions for MRO and Outside Processing goods and services.
• Manage returns and repair process for commitments for assigned commodity
• Review and resolve invoice matching and supplier credit holds
• Manage reclaim / salvage / re-sale / rework of excess and obsolete inventory for assigned commodity
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift up to 50 lbs

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off – Enjoy 3 weeks of PTO annually, with accrual starting on day one.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage – United Healthcare medical plans available for both individuals and families, starting on the first day of hire in addition to Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) – Purchase company stock at a 15% discount through convenient payroll deductions.
• 401(k) with Company Match – Receive a 50% match on contributions up to 8%, with immediate vesting so you fully own every dollar right away.
• Paid Holidays – 11 company holidays, plus a floating holiday.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Invest in your future with up to $7,500 per year for approved professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree