Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer – Advantest Americas

Onsite in Chandler, Arizona (McClintock/Chandler Blvd.)

Who We Are

Here at Advantest, we are blending precision manufacturing with cutting-edge tech to revolutionize the semiconductor game. Advantest is leveraging Industry 4.0 to bring together Innovation, Cutting-Edge Technology, Machining Automation, and Smart Manufacturing as we revolutionize the semiconductor industry. Advantest has the world's best product and solution development capabilities, and unmatched technical support delivered through global teamwork.

Where You Will Work

Our newly built 200,000 sf facility in Chandler, Arizona is just one example of how Advantest is leading the way in precision manufacturing by investing in our ability to deliver real-time decision making through connected networks of data to help improve manufacturing processes and productivity. Our parts boast standard tolerances of +-.0004”, setting new benchmarks in the field. We have spared no expense for our new CNC Machining Facility in Chandler by equipping it with Hermle RS2 Robot Cells that use 6-axis Kuka Robot feeding pairs of Hermle C22U 5-axis Machining Centers and 72 Hermle 5-axis CNCs with advanced automation technologies that uses Swiss fixturing and Robotics from Erowa.

What You Will Do

The Senior Buyer is responsible for the full range of the day-to-day buying, planning and scheduling of four departments that are critical to function. End-to End activities.

• Responsible for supplier base like commodity base using Oracle EBS for all data inputs and PO's.
• Negotiate pricing and PO placement for best quality and best cost.
• Secures supply line continuity as priority.
• Partner with engineering to proactively solve quality concerns
• Works closely with finance to ensure PO's and transactions are compliant to all standards and rules.
• Interface with production, sales, purchasing and suppliers to schedule purchase orders of raw material to meet production demand.
• Coordination of the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function to ensure timely delivery to customers of finished products.
• Purchase finished goods from outside suppliers in accordance with MRP requirements and customer orders required dates.
• Confirm supplier delivery dates for purchasing material and expedite orders when necessary.
• Access and input revisions (e.g., quantity, ship date) in order to update MRP reports.

What You Will Bring to the Role

• Experience with Oracle ERP Manufacturing/Purchasing/Procurement Modules (Oracle EBS).
• 10-15 years Procurement experience, preferably in a machining environment.
• Understands basic APICS principles and can multi-task in an ambiguous environment.
• This role requires ownership and problem-solving skills to work intra-departmentally to solve demand signals as well as TOC inputs.
• Essential inventory stocking analysis including fill rate, OTD, and ZB analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills including comfort with data manipulation, pivot charts, and data mining as necessary to get correct PO signal into supply base.
• Proactive supplier management with technical understanding of semiconductor industry and ability to learn Advantest product and material types.
• Comfortable with consumption analysis as well as forward projecting analysis.
• Works well with team and values teamwork.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing and assembly practices.

What You Can Expect with Benefits

• Eligibility for Annual Bonus of 10-15% (paid out 2x per year).
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance starting on DAY 1 of employment.
• Four different Cigna medical plans to choose from.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) *for eligible plans.
• Flex Spending Account (FSA) – Health Care and Dependent Care.
• Company Paid Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pet, Auto, Home Insurance (optional/buy up).
• 401(k) with 7% employer matching.
• Generous PTO + 15 paid holidays per year.
• Tuition Reimbursement *conditions apply.