Buyer II Purchasing

Kulicke & Soffa; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kulicke & Soffa in Fort Washington, PA is seeking a procurement professional to own end-to-end purchasing activities for assigned commodities and suppliers, ensure material availability to support production, and proactively manage open POs and delivery risks.

The role collaborates with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to resolve supplier issues, supports RFQs and supplier development, and identifies cost reduction and lead-time improvements, while maintaining accurate ERP data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end purchasing activities for assigned commodities, suppliers, and programs, including purchase order placement, acknowledgment, delivery tracking, rescheduling, and closure.
• Ensure material availability to support production schedules, new product introductions, engineering builds, and project requirements.
• Proactively manage open purchase orders, past-due orders, supplier shortages, lead-time constraints, and delivery risks.
• Obtain clear supplier commitments and drive recovery plans when deliveries do not meet required dates.
• Work closely with Planning and Manufacturing to align purchase orders with demand, priorities, and production requirements.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to resolve technical, quality, qualification, and supplier-related issues impacting material availability.
• Support sourcing activities including RFQs, quotation analysis, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and purchase order execution.
• Support new supplier onboarding and supplier development activities for new programs and technologies.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, lead-time improvement, supplier consolidation, and procurement process improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance related to delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, and overall execution, and escalate risks when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate procurement data and supplier commitments within ERP systems such as Oracle.
• Analyze purchasing and supplier data and prepare reports on shortages, open POs, delivery performance, cost, and supply risks.
• Collaborate across Supply Chain and cross-functional organizations to ensure clear ownership, actions, due dates, and expected outcomes.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company procurement policies, authorization requirements, and applicable processes.

Skills

Purchasing/Procurement

Supplier management

RFQ/Sourcing

Excel proficiency

ERP/MRP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Own end-to-end purchasing activities for assigned commodities, suppliers, and programs, including purchase order placement, acknowledgment, delivery tracking, rescheduling, and closure.
• Ensure material availability to support production schedules, new product introductions, engineering builds, and project requirements.
• Proactively manage open purchase orders, past-due orders, supplier shortages, lead-time constraints, and delivery risks.
• Obtain clear supplier commitments and drive recovery plans when deliveries do not meet required dates.
• Work closely with Planning and Manufacturing to align purchase orders with demand, priorities, and production requirements.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to resolve technical, quality, qualification, and supplier-related issues impacting material availability.
• Support sourcing activities including RFQs, quotation analysis, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and purchase order execution.
• Support new supplier onboarding and supplier development activities for new programs and technologies.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, lead-time improvement, supplier consolidation, and procurement process improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance related to delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, and overall execution, and escalate risks when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate procurement data and supplier commitments within ERP systems such as Oracle.
• Analyze purchasing and supplier data and prepare reports on shortages, open POs, delivery performance, cost, and supply risks.
• Collaborate across Supply Chain and cross-functional organizations to ensure clear ownership, actions, due dates, and expected outcomes.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company procurement policies, authorization requirements, and applicable processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, materials, or supply chain experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing suppliers, purchase orders, delivery commitments, and procurement operations.
• Working knowledge of RFQ, sourcing, supplier negotiation, and purchase order management processes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve material shortages and supplier delivery issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting semiconductor equipment, high-tech manufacturing, capital equipment, or complex electromechanical products.
• Experience supporting both production and new product introduction (NPI) environments.
• Experience managing long-lead-time components, constrained suppliers, and supply recovery activities.
• Experience with supplier development, cost reduction, and lead-time improvement initiatives.
• Experience using Oracle ERP/MRP for purchase order and material planning activities.