Graduate Buyer – 30-Month Rotational Program

Applied Materials; Gloucester (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Gloucester, MA is seeking a New College Grad to join the 30-month Supply Chain Undergraduate Rotational Development Program. You will rotate through Purchasing/Sourcing, Project/Program Management, and Supplier Account Management, gaining hands-on experience in a global manufacturing environment.

You will develop technical and business skills, work with cross-functional teams, and contribute to cost optimization initiatives while building executive reporting and analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field as listed in the requirements.
• Strong academic standing with GPA preferred.
• Proficiency in creating executive reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Issuing RFQs, analyzing proposals, negotiating prices, executing orders and ensuring delivery.
• Developing strategies to procure components at low cost with quality and reliability.
• Supporting development and implementation of commodity strategies across business units.
• Driving resolution to supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, or lead time.
• Presenting sourcing, cost and capacity initiatives to stakeholders.
• Forecasting engineering, material and manufacturing needs to suppliers.
• Providing input to Make vs Buy decisions.

Skills

Executive reports & presentations

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Multi-tasking & deadlines

Interpersonal / cross-functional

Problem solving / analytical

Quality & customer focus

Adaptable / flexible mindset

Stats / ML / Data analytics / SQL / R

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Engineering, MIS, Business Analytics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Applied Materials in Gloucester, MA is seeking a New College Grad to join the 30-month Supply Chain Undergraduate Rotational Development Program. You will rotate through Purchasing/Sourcing, Project/Program Management, and Supplier Account Management, gaining hands-on experience in a global manufacturing environment.

You will develop technical and business skills, work with cross-functional teams, and contribute to cost optimization initiatives while building executive reporting and analytical