Manufacturing Buyer - NPI/TPI

Flex•Milpitas, CA

6d•$70,000 - $96,200•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a "NPI/TPI Buyer" to be based in Milpitas, CA, reporting to the Materials Manager. This role is responsible for the coordination and implementation of ECO changes, new products, or end-of-life products in accordance with Customer specific requirements. NPI stands for New Product Introduction where the Flex site is the receiving site and the product has not been manufactured elsewhere in volume yet. TPI stands for Transfer Product Introduction where the Flex Site is either the receiving or transfer out site, and the product has been manufactured in Volume.

Requirements

3 years, minimum, manufacturing industry procurement / materials procurement experience or related field.
Excellence communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree (ideal/optional) in related field - or - Equivalent manufacturing industry work experience.
A procurement background in electronics manufacturing is ideal/desired.

Responsibilities

Ensuring availability of parts for new products according to the required quality, delivery, and cost.
Scouting and supplier selection in line with divisional and local goals and policies.
Achieving continuous improvement in quality, delivery and costs of all purchased components and sub-assemblies.
Helping value engineering exercises to improve the value/cost ratios of all parts.
Arrange correct documentation to ensure release of new products at each relevant milestone of the new product project.
Evaluate supplier quotations and make agreements on pricing, delivery, quality, capacities, etc.
Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
Organize and monitor initial samples.
Monitor and help the start-up phase of each new component or sub-assembly.
Help and follow up production, corrective actions.
In case of quality problems negotiation with the competent manager or department.
Initiate required design modifications towards the Suppliers.
Continuously improving the quality, integral cost and delivery of all parts.
Looking for cost reduction possibilities, improve PPV.
In charge of efficient communication flow about progress of every NPI/TPI/EOL/ECO related project within SC, CFT and with Customer (including Customer/Supplier visits/meetings and calls).
Coordination and implementation of ECO changes within SC in accordance to Customer specific requirements.
Coordination transfers of new products in accordance with Customer specific requirements.
Coordinating end-of-life process in accordance with Customer specific requirements (including minimizing obsolete, revaluation).
Coordinating verification of new MPN/Supplier on production (First Article Inspection - FAI procedure).
Managing changes in deliveries status according to accord rescheduling rules with Customer and negotiating minimized impact for Flex excess.
Solving all material discrepancies.
Should be able to read technical documentation.
Should have sufficient knowledge about preferred suppliers in relevant commodities.
Monitoring of system accuracy in daily/weekly bases /General Item data/Item supplier information, Business Partner data, Data integrity, Data validation, System set up.