Senior Supply Chain Buyer

AMAX•Fremont, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

AMAX is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Buyer to manage lead times, purchases, and shipment schedules based on customer forecasts and project requirements. This role involves sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods, contributing to sourcing strategy development, and managing supplier contracts. The position also includes conducting cost reduction programs, investigating complex problems, and executing studies for new products or processes. Responsibilities extend to developing cost estimates for special items, determining fabrication methods, and updating relevant programs. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office, possess strong problem-solving and organizational skills, and be a collaborative team player with excellent communication abilities. Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, and formulas
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize projects and meet tight deadlines
Collaborative team player with a proven ability to execute projects across all phases and take ownership of responsibilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Six Sigma and/or Lean experience

Responsibilities

Manage lead time, purchases, pulls in and rescheduling of shipments based on customer’s forecast and project requirements.
Source, negotiate, and purchase goods for AMAX following established policies and procedures.
Provide appropriate input into the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
Participate, review, negotiate, and monitor supplier contracts.
Conduct various phases of formal cost reduction programs.
Investigate all aspects of cost reduction programs, consult with others, develop recommendations, and follow through.
Pursue projects and solve problems of very broad and significant importance, scope, and/or complexity, including identifying problems, designing approaches, gathering data, arriving at conclusions, recommending and implementing actions, and following up.
Undertake and execute studies and projects related to new products or processes, product modifications, and modernization of existing processes.
Analyze and evaluate findings, contribute constructive ideas, investigate new processing equipment possibilities, and evaluate economic aspects of projects.
Participate in operations planning and layout for approved projects and follow through during installation.
Conduct or participate in statistical process studies to determine the extent and cause of process variation.
Establish the need for process control and identify appropriate manual, statistical, or computer-assisted methods for control.
Monitor process performance for continued adequacy.
Develop estimated costs to manufacture special items requested by Marketing or customers.
Determine the method of fabrication for special orders.
Develop estimated costs and processing sheets for special production orders.
Update specials program and other duties as required.