Strategic Direct Materials Buyer

Symbotic; United States; Vor Ort; USD 69.000 - 101.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Symbotic is seeking a Buyer to join our Supply Chain team within Strategic Sourcing. The Buyer will support the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing by managing day-to-day supplier and contract manufacturer activities.

This role is responsible for purchase order execution, supplier communications, cost tracking, material availability, delivery performance, and coordination across engineering, planning, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure uninterrupted production of Symbotic systems.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing experience.
• Experience with contract manufacturers, EMS providers, or industrial hardware suppliers.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar platforms, along with strong Excel and data analysis skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage purchase orders, order acknowledgements, supplier delivery commitments, and day-to-day communications with assigned suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Monitor supplier on-time delivery, lead times, shortages, material availability, and escalations to support production requirements.
• Analyze demand forecasts, inventory levels, and supplier capacity, expediting critical components and coordinating resolution of material shortages.
• Track supplier pricing, quotations, and cost changes while supporting commercial negotiations and cost reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate engineering changes, new part introductions, and product transitions with suppliers while partnering with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Strategic Sourcing.
• Support supplier performance reviews by reporting on quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness metrics, and maintain sourcing and supplier data within ERP systems.
• Assist with RFQs, supplier benchmarking, and sourcing activities across mechanical, electrical, motion control, battery, and custom manufactured components.

Kenntnisse

Purchasing experience

ERP systems knowledge

Excel and data analysis

Supplier relationship management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Jobbeschreibung

Symbotic is seeking a Buyer to join our Supply Chain team within Strategic Sourcing. The Buyer will support the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing by managing day-to-day supplier and contract manufacturer activities.

This role is responsible for purchase order execution, supplier communications, cost tracking, material availability, delivery performance, and coordination across engineering, planning, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure uninterrupted production of Symbotic systems.