Senior Buyer & Planner — Global Supply Resilience

Veeco Instruments Inc.; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeco Instruments Inc. is seeking a Senior Buyer (Planner) to ensure material readiness for PSP tool requirements and to coordinate with Engineering, Planning, suppliers, and production.

You will translate engineering inputs into procurement actions and expand the global supplier base to maintain tool builds. Responsibilities include evaluating alternatives, coordinating ECR/ECO processes, and providing clear material-disposition guidance to keep production on schedule while balancing cost,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing or high technology environment with a bachelor’s degree; or a master’s degree with 6 years of related experience.
• Professional experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and bills of material.
• Professional experience coordinating procurement or planning activity affected by engineering design changes.

Responsibilities

• Own material readiness for assigned PSP tool requirements, translating production demand and engineering inputs into timely procurement and planning actions.
• Identify and evaluate global form, fit, and function alternatives for constrained or unavailable parts, partnering with Engineering to protect technical requirements and production continuity.
• Drive Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) coordination from supply-chain impact review through material disposition and planning alignment.
• Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and bills of material to make informed sourcing and substitution decisions for complex equipment components.
• Create clear parts-availability and shortage reporting that enables production planners and operations leaders to make informed build and schedule decisions.
• Partner across Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supply risks before they interrupt tool builds.
• Expand the qualified global supply base for existing-tool requirements while balancing availability, technical fit, lead time, quality, and cost.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Reading engineering drawings

Engineering change coordination

Sourcing decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier management

Communication of technical sourcing

Agility in priorities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or related

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Veeco Instruments Inc. is seeking a Senior Buyer (Planner) to ensure material readiness for PSP tool requirements and to coordinate with Engineering, Planning, suppliers, and production.

You will translate engineering inputs into procurement actions and expand the global supplier base to maintain tool builds. Responsibilities include evaluating alternatives, coordinating ECR/ECO processes, and providing clear material-disposition guidance to keep production on schedule while balancing cost,