Procurement Buyer
FYTETaibeiUpdate time: September 24,2019
Job Description
  • Function : Procurement
  • Sector : Network Security
  • Reference : 28722

Job description

Title: Procurement Buyer


Location: Taipei, Taiwan



Our client is an international brand in the wireless Internet industry. They offer secure and reliable wireless broadband solutions for customers around the world. They are looking for a procurement buyer to support the supply operations team in Taiwan office. The main duty of this position is to focus on supporting the needs of business.



Responsibilities:


  • Buyer of electronic assemblies and electronic components.

  • Identify shortages and needs to work with supplier to expedite and meet the demand.

  • Ensure correct delivery dates are in the system and work with supplier and our team to ensure timely delivery.

  • Support R&D with rush prototype assembly procurement.

  • Verify BOMs for accuracy of revisions, Manufacturing PN and quantity.

  • Expedite delivery of purchased items and help receiving department accounting and/or supplier with invoice discrepancies.

  • Resolve procurement and lead time issues, manage customer expectations, and work on resolutions.

  • Continuously negotiate and improve material and manufacturing supplies lead time and pricing.

  • Support NPI with quoting process.

  • Support inventory and forecast management with meeting target levels and reporting any inventory discrepancies.

  • Track and coordinate supplier requirements with the Order Management group throughout the quarter, report risk areas and under-performance issues to Management.

  • Measure and communicate supplier performance metrics.

  • Communicate any item/order or issues to management, effectively escalating jeopardy situations.

  • Participate in department project meetings as needed.

  • Ability to communicate with various levels of management including executive.

  • Ability to provide information to executive level management to assist in decision making.

  • Deep personal commitment and belief in team synergy and collaboration.

  • Ability to work in global environment with Suppliers and internal customers worldwide.

  • Develops strategies for risk mitigation, business continuity, and cost management and operations improvement including driving RoHS, Quality Qualification, Product SKU/Kit structure configuration, and other regulations.



  • Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of market conditions, industry trends, and developing technologies

  • Collaborate with supplier and Cambium stakeholders to ensure that production quality processes are in place, monitored, reported upon (metrics) and a corrective action process is in place and utilized as needed

  • Compliance with all procurement and planning-related company policies and procedures.

  • Build relationship with relevant stakeholders at supplier in engineering, quality and production related functions


Desired Profile:



  • Previous ERP/MRP material planning experience a plus.

  • Experience with Negotiation and managing suppliers

  • Experience with NetSuite a plus

  • Experience with Tool development and lifecycle management of tools

  • Experience with supplier development for process development and improvement, on-time delivery, ramp, and quality

  • Good communications skills with supplier teams

  • Good negotiation skills which include dealing with suppliers, setting prices and deadlines, resolving supply issues.

  • Problem solving techniques: Kazan, PFMEA, Statistical Analysis, Cp/Cpk, GR&R

  • Able to be on site at suppliers

  • Materials or inventory management

  • Microsoft office software, especially Excel; Pivot, V-Lookup, filtering & sorting

  • Engineering Change, Master Data Management, MRP systems; such as Arena, Netsuite

  • Supply Operations processes

  • A background in Electronics Manufacturing and distribution - desirable

  • Needs to be able to work independently

  • Needs to be able to represent the company in a professional manner in the region

  • Can do/decisive attitude.

  • Knowing the company’s core value


Additional Job Requirements




  • College degree in business or supply chain operations.

  • Minimum of 3 years Purchasing, Planning experience or related industry experience.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

  • Strong Excel skills

  • Basic knowledge of Word, and Power Point

  • MBA or in pursuit of an MBA will be a plus

  • Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness.

  • A manufacturing process background and experience of using structured methods process and tools definition, performing gap analysis, benchmarking, solution development, implementation, institutionalization and control will be a plus

  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision.

  • Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within an electronic manufacturing environment.

  • Some Financial background.











If you are interested in this position please apply with your CV in word format to:


christine.chen @fytetw.com.


You can also reach us at +886-2-2757-72

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