Strategic Buyer - Analyzer System Integration (ASI)

Yokogawa•Houston, TX

12d

About The Position

Yokogawa, an award-winning leader in industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems, and industrial services, is seeking a Strategic Buyer for its Analyzer System Integration (ASI) division. The company is committed to shaping a better future by supporting the energy transition, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and industrial cybersecurity, aligning with the United Nations sustainable development goals. Yokogawa fosters a global culture where 18,000 employees in over 60 countries "co-innovate tomorrow." The company offers significant career opportunities and values respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude.

Requirements

Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.
Ability to manage complex commercial terms and negotiations.
Proficiency in driving cost-reduction targets and reporting savings.
Experience in managing high-complexity, high-risk purchase orders and agreements.
Skills in evaluating and onboarding new vendors.
Ability to manage and optimize vendor performance based on key metrics.
Experience in building strong supplier relationships.
Capability to maintain oversight of critical-path purchase orders and ensure contract compliance.
Experience in vendor expediting for complex or long-lead equipment.
Knowledge of internal enterprise procurement policies, audit requirements, and corporate governance standards.
Experience maintaining procurement files, contracts, and supplier records within a global enterprise platform (ERP).

Responsibilities

Partner closely with the ASI Sales and Engineering teams during the customer bidding and proposal phase.
Identify key buy-out materials, third-party instrumentation, and complex engineered sub-assemblies required for customer proposals.
Solicit, review, and evaluate competitive, up-to-date vendor quotations to ensure accurate, winning proposal pricing and commercial alignment.
Own the commercial procurement cycle once project purchase orders are awarded by the customer.
Issue updated RFQs, conduct multi-round negotiations, and structure complex commercial terms (including milestone payment schedules, Liquidated Damages, and warranties).
Drive cost-reduction targets, track cost avoidance, and report overall savings per project.
Directly manage high-complexity, high-risk purchase orders and agreements end-to-end, maintaining high standards for contractual protection.
Actively scout, evaluate, and onboard new vendors to build a robust, cost-effective supplier base for ASI equipment and integration services.
Manage and optimize incumbent vendor performance by tracking key metrics (on-time delivery, quality, cost competitiveness) and continuously challenging suppliers to improve pricing, lead times, and commercial terms.
Build strong supplier relationships to ensure priority capacity allocation and execution support during critical project schedules.
Maintain targeted oversight of critical-path purchase orders to ensure contract compliance, protect project timelines and delivery schedules.
Drive targeted vendor expediting on complex or long-lead equipment to proactively mitigate schedule delays.
Ensure strict adherence to internal enterprise procurement policies, audit requirements, and corporate governance standards across all purchasing transactions.
Maintain complete and compliant procurement files, contracts, and supplier records within global enterprise platform (ERP).