NPI Procurement Lead for New Product Introductions

Carl Zeiss SMT

Dublin (CA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

ZEISS is seeking an NPI / Project Buyer to lead procurement for new product introductions and development projects. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, and Finance to ensure supplier, material, cost, and sourcing readiness aligned with project milestones.

The role focuses on RFQ management, supplier evaluations, and negotiations, ensuring production ramp readiness and supply risk mitigation.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or project-management certification is a plus.
Typically 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, NPI purchasing, project buying, or supply chain.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP.

Responsibilities

Lead procurement activities for assigned NPI and product-development projects from concept/prototype through production readiness.
Represent Procurement within cross-functional project teams and ensure purchasing deliverables are integrated into the overall project plan.
Drive sourcing and material readiness against NPI milestones and production launch requirements.
Maintain visibility of procurement status, open issues, risks, and critical-path items.
Manage RFQ activities, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and sourcing recommendations.
Coordinate supplier readiness for prototypes, pilot builds, qualification, and production ramp.
Identify long-lead, single-source, capacity, and supplier-related risks and develop mitigation plans.
Review project BOMs and drive sourcing status for purchased components.
Coordinate purchasing activities associated with ECO/PCO changes.