Purchasing Supervisor

MaxLinear, Inc.•Irvine, CA

7d•$70,000 - $86,000•Onsite

About The Position

MaxLinear is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to join our team. In this role, you will focus on reviewing purchase requisitions, ensuring price, description, vendor, and approval routing are correct. You will also issue, monitor, and maintain purchase orders (POs), and provide updates, follow-up, and assist in receiving and invoice issues. This role involves researching hard-to-find materials and finding options for parts with long lead times. You will ensure credit card orders are best value with appropriate approvals and accounted for properly with sufficient documentation, providing monthly reconciliation to invoices. The Purchasing Supervisor will lead Purchasing staff in daily tasks and provide training and mentoring. Additionally, you will conduct data analysis and provide reports to Accounting and Finance, offer guidance and recommendations on handling purchases based on amount, category, currency, entity, country, and any non-standard requirements. You will train others on the purchasing process and proper documentation, maintain current training materials, and provide documentation and information requested by auditors. This role also involves initiating and collaborating on process improvement to streamline purchasing and handling urgent changes and occasional communication with foreign entities in different time zones.

Requirements

Experience in purchasing, managing full requisition process, and sourcing a range of materials
Familiar with purchasing process and able to detect anomalies and investigate timely
Supervisory experience, providing guidance for career growth and development
Good communication skills with all levels of company’s stakeholders and external contacts
Experience in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, maintaining details and accuracy
Advanced Excel and experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office
Bachelors in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related + 6 years of experience, or Masters + 5 years of experience

Responsibilities

Review purchase requisitions, ensuring price, description, vendor, and approval routing are correct
Issue, monitor, and maintain purchase orders (POs), and provide updates, follow-up, and assist in receiving and invoice issues
Research hard-to-find materials and find options for parts with long lead times
Ensure credit card orders are best value with appropriate approvals and accounted for properly with sufficient documentation; provide monthly reconciliation to invoices
Lead Purchasing staff in daily tasks and provide training and mentoring
Conduct data analysis and provide reports to Accounting and Finance
Provide guidance and recommendation on handling of purchases based on amount, category, currency, entity, country, and any non-standard requirements
Train others on the purchasing process and proper documentation; maintain current training materials
Provide documentation and information requested by auditors
Initiate and collaborate on process improvement to streamline purchasing
Handle urgent changes and occasional communication with foreign entities in different time zones