Senior Buyer, Robotics Manufacturing (Onsite Pittsburgh)

LAB37; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lab37 Robotics in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Buyer – Manufacturing to own day-to-day purchasing for production operations. You will manage RFQs, POs, supplier performance, and material planning for mechanical and electrical components, aligning with engineering and program management.

You will navigate a fast-paced manufacturing environment, balancing tactical execution with strategic supplier development while driving material availability and risk mitigation.

Formación

• 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing, robotics, hardware, industrial automation, or similarly complex environment.
• Experience reading BOMs, engineering drawings, specifications, and other technical purchasing documentation.
• Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation skills with accountability for performance.

Responsabilidades

• Own purchasing execution for production operations, including RFQs, PO placement, supplier acknowledgments, delivery management, expediting, changes, and discrepancy resolution.
• Develop and improve purchasing processes, supplier-management practices, reporting, and operational tools as Lab37 scales.
• Purchase mechanical and electrical components including machined parts, sheet metal, motors, sensors, electronics, PCBAs, cables, connectors, hardware.
• Translate BOM demand, inventory levels, lead times, and production schedules into purchasing actions.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance across delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, lead time, and capacity.
• Identify material shortages, long-lead components, supplier constraints, and communicate impacts and recovery plans.
• Partner with Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Inventory to align purchasing priorities with production requirements and resolve material-related issues.
• Maintain purchasing and supplier data within ERP system, including purchase orders, pricing, lead times, and delivery commitments.
• Support qualification and development of new suppliers as production requirements evolve.

Conocimientos

Purchasing

ERP/MRP

Sourcing

Negotiation

Herramientas

ERP/MRP systems

Spreadsheets

Descripción del empleo

Lab37 Robotics in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Buyer – Manufacturing to own day-to-day purchasing for production operations. You will manage RFQs, POs, supplier performance, and material planning for mechanical and electrical components, aligning with engineering and program management.

You will navigate a fast-paced manufacturing environment, balancing tactical execution with strategic supplier development while driving material availability and risk mitigation.