Buyer

Overview

Job Summary

At Ichor, procurement and material delivery is at the heart of what we do.  Our Global Supply Chain team is investing in people, processes and technology and seeking to hire a highly motivated Buyer.  If you have procurement experience managing inbound delivery of material across multiple global sites, address your internal stakeholder needs with a sense of urgency, and work well in a dynamic environment we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned

• Champion and influence best procurement practices and use of software and new technology
• Manage deliveries and escalations of the assigned commodity and suppliers across multiple manufacturing sites
• To complete this successfully you will:
• Maintain accurate ERP (specifically, MRP) records, quote, and item master
• Execute purchase orders to suppliers in a timely manner 
• Maintain accurate delivery information in the ERP system and in alignment with MRP requirements
• Establish daily working relationships with suppliers, managing changing priorities and escalations
• Maintain strong internal stakeholder relationships through follow up, communication and quality of work
• Provide non-binding forecasts information to suppliers and regularly assess, monitor and report constraints and potential constraints
• Identify root cause issues of delivery constraints and drive corrective actions with both the supplier and cross functional Ichor Supply Chain team.
• Manage returns and repair process for commitments for assigned commodity
• Manage reclaim / salvage / re-sale / rework of excess and obsolete inventory for assigned commodity

Qualifications

Skills:

• Highly organized and able to manage significant PO workload, track and drive closure on issues
• Ability to learn / understand the supplier’s business and manufacturing processes, technology sourced, and product families
• Ability to concisely communicate escalations, requirements and issues to suppliers, stakeholders, peers, upper management and customers with clarity
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail oriented, hands-on and results driven
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of purchasing, supplier selection, cost analysis and negotiation, 
• Work independently in fast paced environment

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor degree in Business or Engineering preferred 
• 1-5 years relevant experience or a combination thereof
• Experience working in ERP (specifically MRP) & PLM systems; Oracle, SAP and Agile preferred

Note: This is a 100% onsite position. Remote and Hybrid Work Agreements will not be considered.