NPI Buyer: Materials & Supplier Strategy for New Products

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive seeks an experienced procurement professional to support new product introductions by sourcing materials, coordinating suppliers, and managing delivery commitments to meet ramp-up schedules.

Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and engineering to identify reliable suppliers, maintain accurate BOMs, and optimize material costs while ensuring timely production readiness for upcoming projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in new product introduction purchasing and supplier coordination.
• Ability to minimize material run times and ensure on-time delivery for NPI schedules.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and Strategic Sourcing to qualify suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and planning to maintain optimal inventory for ramp up.
• Identify second sources for critical components as needed.
• Develop and publish project material cost models.
• Escalate delivery, supplier performance, quality or cost issues promptly.
• Ensure BOM accuracy and production readiness with engineering and production control.

Skills

Procurement

Materials planning

NPI purchasing

Supply chain

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Intuitive seeks an experienced procurement professional to support new product introductions by sourcing materials, coordinating suppliers, and managing delivery commitments to meet ramp-up schedules.

Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and engineering to identify reliable suppliers, maintain accurate BOMs, and optimize material costs while ensuring timely production readiness for upcoming projects.