Job Description
Senior Logistics Buyer / Sr. Logistics Technician
Austin, TX
12 Months
THE ROLE:
This role is critical to ensuring supply continuity, prototype readiness, budget alignment, and fast execution across hardware programs. The team operates in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment and is currently composed of two experienced buyers who manage workload by commodity ownership. Their primary responsibility is to assess supply versus demand weekly and issue purchase orders to address imbalances. They procure a wide range of components, including electronic parts such as DIMMs, SSDs, and development cards, as well as custom sockets, cables, fans, heatsinks, and sheet metal. Buyers work closely with Engineering, Program Management, Finance, and Corporate Procurement to validate demand, execute procurement, and provide timely status updates.
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate is a proactive buyer who can operate with urgency, accuracy, and strong ownership in an environment with shifting demand and supply conditions. This person should communicate clearly, manage multiple priorities, follow through across functions, and work independently with strong attention to detail.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze supply and demand weekly to identify gaps, risks, and purchasing actions.
- Drive purchase requisitions and purchase order execution for electronic hardware, custom sheet metal, and cable assemblies.
- Provide clear order status, delivery visibility, and issue escalation updates to management.
- Maintain purchase order dates and procurement timing to support quarterly budget planning and execution accuracy.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years of procurement, buying, planning, logistics, or related supply chain experience.
- Procurement experience supporting electronic components or hardware-related materials.
- Experienced working at a Contract Manufacturer for electronics (Preferred).
- Proficiency with MRP systems and strong working knowledge of purchase order execution.
- Strong Excel skills for tracking, analysis, and status reporting.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.sunrisesys.com/ |
About Company
Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.
We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.
Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:
- Business, management, and technical fields
- Information technology consulting and software solutions.
- Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
- Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies
Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:
- Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
- Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Data processing and data migration
- Application re-engineering and platform migration
- Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.
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