Buyer

KLA Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Corporation in Singapore is seeking a procurement and materials planning professional to drive cost efficiency and on-time delivery across global supply chains. You will manage direct materials procurement and coordinate with suppliers to support production.

In this role, you will optimize inventory turns, negotiate with vendors, and monitor performance while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, SCM, or Logistics.
• 2–5 years of buying and production planning experience.
• Proficient in MS Excel and SAP is highly desirable.
• Experience in low-volume high-mix manufacturing is a plus.
• Basic understanding of BOM is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Procure direct materials and components per MRP/reorder rules.
• Review planning reports to ensure timely material availability for production.
• Negotiate cost, hedges, and expediting to improve gross margin.
• Monitor supplier performance and address quality, capacity, and delivery issues.
• Maintain inventory health with MRB/RTV actions and safety stock reviews.
• Collaborate with Inventory Analyst on quarterly reviews.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Vendor management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Supply Chain Management/Logistics or equivalent

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology. Group/Division KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise. Purchase direct materials, components and equipment as driven by MRP system or Re-order Point system. Review and analyze planning report to ensure timely materials availability for production. Drive Gross Margin Improvements through negotiations or localization with supplier on pricing, rework cost and minimizing expediting cost and purchase price variance. Responsible for materials lead time reduction by getting suppliers to improve cycle time, negotiating on hedges and VMI program. Ensure timely PO execution and address supplier’s quality, capacity, materials issues that may affect supply. Communicate with suppliers for early or delayed deliveries as required, drive suppliers to meet on time delivery. Active participation on business review with suppliers and provide constructive feedback to help suppliers to improve their scores. Ensure accuracy and timeliness of claims from suppliers on ECO and EOM projects. Timely review and execute on ECN and ECO changes so that production is not affected. Develop actions to minimize excess inventory. Work with Inventory Analyst by providing recommendation during quarterly E&ND review. Follow through the action proposed. Drive to improve inventory turns by having quick execution on MRB and quick returns on RTV. Quarterly review of safety stock to ensure an optimal balance of supply vs inventory turns.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Supply Chain Management/Logistics or equivalent
• 2-5 years of related industry experience in buying and production planning
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Outlook and experience in SAP system is highly desirable
• Experience in low-volume high-mix Manufacturing environment is a plus
• Basic understanding of Bill of Material (BOM) will be advantageous

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

KLA offers a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.