Tactical Buyer
Core
Support day-to-day procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials and components for production and business operations.
Role type
Tactical Buyer (Procurement)
Builds
Purchase orders, supplier deliveries, and material availability for manufacturing operations
Domain
Hardware manufacturing / Networking infrastructure
Required skills
Purchase order management, supplier follow-up, delivery expediting, shortage resolution, ERP system management, supplier negotiations, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Optics and/or cabling industry experience, global supply chain experience, high-mix technology-driven manufacturing support
Technologies
ERP systems
Responsibilities
Generate and manage purchase orders based on business requirements, monitor open purchase orders from placement through delivery, proactively follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries, expedite critical orders and resolve potential delays, maintain regular communication with suppliers and distributors, monitor supplier performance related to delivery reliability
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC