Strategic Buyer & Planner - High-Tech Manufacturing

Coherent Corp.; Bloomfield (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Bloomfield, Arkansas, is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships and drive cost-effective materials flow for high-tech manufacturing.

The role involves MRP reporting, purchase order execution, and collaboration with engineering and quality teams to ensure timely supply for NPI projects. Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in high-tech purchasing, experience reading engineering drawings, and global sourcing of electronic components.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of purchasing experience in high-tech manufacturing.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and assess supplier capability.
• Global sourcing experience with electronic components.

Responsibilities

• Run daily MRP summary reports and execute purchase orders with buy messages.
• Manage and maintain purchase requisitions, quotations, and related docs.
• Escalate shortages and take action to prevent production delays.
• Coordinate delivery schedules and the order book for production, engineering & NPI projects.
• Distribute demand forecasts to supply base.
• Prepare supplier performance reports; manage supplier base, pricing, lead times, Kanban, etc.
• Ensure suppliers meet supply agreements and performance standards.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and Suppliers to resolve issues.
• Support New Product Introductions with supply base & operations alignment.
• Vet new suppliers following Coherent Corp. processes.
• Maintain procurement system data integrity and item attributes.
• Perform cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities.
• Deliver on KPIs including supplier on-time delivery and SOX compliance.
• Own and manage key commodity suppliers.
• Provide support to Procurement Supervisors and Global Commodity Managers.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

ERP/MRP systems

Excel & PowerPoint

Cost analysis

Inventory management

Engineering drawings literacy

Global sourcing (electronics)

Present to management

Tools

Oracle

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Bloomfield, Arkansas, is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships and drive cost-effective materials flow for high-tech manufacturing.

The role involves MRP reporting, purchase order execution, and collaboration with engineering and quality teams to ensure timely supply for NPI projects. Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in high-tech purchasing, experience reading engineering drawings, and global sourcing of electronic components.