Commodity Buyer

Job Summary The Commodity Buyer is responsible for the strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management of direct materials, semiconductor equipment, spare parts, consumables, and services supporting manufacturing operations. This role ensures supply continuity, cost competitiveness, quality performance, and compliance with company and industry requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers to drive cost savings, improve supplier performance, mitigate supply risks, and support operational excellence in a fast-paced semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities and sourcing strategies for assigned commodities, including direct materials, equipment, spare parts, and consumables.

• Lead supplier selection, qualification, RFQs/RFPs, commercial negotiations, and contract management.

• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure quality, delivery, cost, and service expectations are consistently achieved.

• Drive cost reduction, cost avoidance, value engineering, and productivity improvement initiatives.

• Monitor supplier performance, market trends, capacity constraints, lead times, and supply chain risks, and implement appropriate mitigation plans.

• Support inventory optimization while ensuring uninterrupted material supply to meet production and customer requirements.

• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) standards, and supply chain security requirements.

• Analyze spend, savings, and operational data, and prepare reports, forecasts, and management presentations.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Logistics, and Finance teams to support new product introductions, capacity expansion, and continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 2–5 years of procurement, sourcing, or commodity management experience in semiconductor, electronics, EMS, wafer fabrication, assembly & test, or high-tech manufacturing environments.

• Experience managing direct materials, technical commodities, equipment, or spare parts is preferred.

• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems.

• Strong negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset, strong business acumen, and a collaborative, global perspective.

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