Buyer (Penang)

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and advanced displays, is hiring a Buyer based in Penang, Malaysia. The Buyer purchases the materials, supplies, machinery and services needed for the company's manufacturing facilities, working with engineering, MPM and SCM teams to keep inventory at planned levels.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing and purchase terms, and manage strategic suppliers with annual spend over $10M and suppliers with filed activities
• Analyze procurement data such as spend analysis and supplier performance metrics
• Quote materials and procure components, equipment and services at the lowest cost while considering quality, source reliability and urgency
• Issue RFQs, analyze proposals, negotiate prices and delivery, issue and adjust purchase orders, verify deliveries and approve payments
• Work with engineering and MPM/SCM to recommend new suppliers and follow up on orders
• Coordinate purchasing with manufacturing and engineering to maintain inventory at planned levels, review MRP regularly and execute pull-ins, push-outs and planned orders
• Lead problem resolution for material-related accounting and receiving issues, and escalate issues to materials management
• Develop procurement process improvements, assist with ISO documentation for purchasing, and provide input to management on long-term issues
• Review and ensure actions on ECO dispositions worldwide, minimize excess and zero-demand inventory, and read part specifications and engineering drawings

Required profile

• Expanded conceptual knowledge in the discipline and broadened capabilities
• Experience with ERP or MRP applications
• No supervisory responsibilities, but informal guidance to new team members
• Ability to solve problems in straightforward situations and explain complex information clearly