Buyer

As a Buyer, you are a key part of the Operations team within the Global Supply Chain team. Based out of our Taiwan office, a key part of your role is to manage inventory planning and supplier delivery schedules in order to meet customer demand. This will require managing supplier purchase orders/delivery schedules, product costs, supplier relationships, and optimizing inventory levels.

Job Responsibilities

I. Procurement:

• Monitoring and managing purchase orders (POs), prepay, pull-in and push-out requirements, and inventory levels to ensure timely availability of materials and components.
• Setting up and managing vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs, negotiating MOQs, and leading end of life (EOL) management of obsolescence materials and components inventory.
• Running RFQs/RFPs and negotiating contracts with suppliers to secure the best possible pricing and terms & conditions.
• Researching and evaluating potential suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery capabilities.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies for assigned materials and suppliers  to optimize costs and lead times.
• Staying up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in procurement.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant procurement regulations and policies.
• Negotiate price, MOQ, lead time, payment terms, excess fees, and cancellation fees
• Maintain and review lead times and MOQs monthly and quarterly

II. Supplier Relationship Management:

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Running supplier reviews (QBRs), understanding the market, mitigating risk, supporting data collection & analytics, and contract management, including NDAs, price sheets & SOWs.
• Managing supplier communications and key activities for assigned materials, suppliers and new product development projects (NPD).
• Regular meetings with suppliers to review delivery schedules

III. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize purchasing needs.
• Supporting OEM/ODM projects and collaborating with the engineering team
• Interacting with the finance team for supplier payment and invoice processing
• Responding to and resolving supply chain tickets
• Supporting engineering changes (ECs) by obtaining updated BOMs and drawings, assessing impact on open orders, inventory, and rework fees for new unit pricing, and updating ERP.

IV. Planning & Forecasting:

• Inventory planning and optimization (following DDMRP methodology)

• Supply planning and delivery schedule management

• New SKU enablement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Logistics or related field.
• At least 5-8 years purchasing/supply chain experience.
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP, JDE, Oracle, etc.), (MRP and DDMRP) related to procurement; you understand supplier capacity planning and how to build a material delivery schedule based on customer order and inventory stocking level requirements.
• Knowledge of CM/ODM/OEM/COTS, price negotiations, and purchase order creation and management
• Experience and knowledge with computer hardware manufacturing
• Professional Proficiency level of English

Who we're looking for:

• You are passionate about electronics manufacturing and thrive in a fast-paced environment while working for a company experiencing exponential growth

• You are confident in managing and executing purchase orders per demand triggers

• You understand Sales and Operations Planning and how to interpret the outputs as it relates to purchasing and material planning

• You coordinate with internal functions to prioritize supply plan for set business needs

• You maintain strong supplier relationships and are comfortable negotiating cost and schedule with your assigned suppliers

• You Report risks and communicates escalations to management

• You Manage key supplier accounts and execute on the DDMRP methodology through execution of purchase orders, and on time delivery support

Benefits

The salary range for this role is $1,000,000 to $1,700,000 TWD annually. We determine final compensation based on discussions with applicants and their experience in similar roles.

• An Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Opportunity to Participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• A personal development plan created to help you (and us) grow
• Incredibly awesome colleagues and working environment

The team you will be joining:
Our Operations team is responsible for building, testing, packaging and shipping OnLogic systems around the world. Their tireless attention to detail, and commitment to quality lets us boast about how reliable and configurable our systems are. Members of the Operations team cross-train on multiple disciplines to provide us with unparalleled staffing flexibility and the capability to react to any production demand. Always living up the way we work through continuous improvement and process optimization, Operations is where project plans and technical specifications become a reality. Roles on the Operations team include computer production, hardware testing, fulfillment services, supply chain management, product and process quality, production engineering and technical support.

Who we are:
OnLogic employees have the opportunity to shape our future and drive impactful change. We design and manufacture specialized computers and hardware solutions for companies all over the world, helping them to make the seemingly impossible possible. Our computers are designed to work where others fail, and it's our vision to be the first choice in industrial computing. To make that vision a reality, we've built a team of ambitious problem solvers, guided by the company's core values of Open, Fair, Innovative and Independent. We have an open office, open salaries and strive to be fair and transparent in our decision making. We encourage input and feedback from every member of our team and look to improve ourselves and our business every single day.

OnLogic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

To learn more about our values, our mission and what it's like to work at OnLogic, visit

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