Senior Buyer

We are hiring now for an Senior Buyer - Join the SMTC Team

Benefits Highlights:

• Competitive salary package with 401K and company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement for professional development
• Comprehensive Medical HRA Plan
• Short-term/Long-term Disability Insurance, and more.

Company Overview: At SMTC Corporation, we are driven by a clear purpose: "We believe we enhance people's lives and our world every day." Our vision is to be an inspiring organization that earns the trust and admiration of our customers. As the best-in-class EMS provider, we strive to achieve the highest industry returns, driven by our passionate and dedicated employees. With facilities across the United States, Mexico, China, and Canada, SMTC is a leading end-to-end electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, offering a comprehensive range of solutions that extend over the entire electronic product life cycle.

Position Overview: As a Senior Buyer, you will play a critical role in managing the in-bound supply chain for assigned commodities. Your responsibilities will include placing purchase orders, tracking supplier deliveries, managing cost savings projects, and optimizing inventory liability. This dynamic role also involves negotiating pricing with suppliers, ensuring components are delivered on-time, and maintaining accurate system data to support customer commitments.

• Place Purchase Orders per Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system notifications.

• Ensure on-time delivery of parts as per supplier commitment.

• Maintain real-time and accurate system data to support customer commitments.

• Optimize costs for components through market information analysis and negotiation.

• Manage push-outs, pull-ins, and cancellations per MRP requirements.

• Resolve pricing, logistics, and accounting discrepancies with suppliers.

• Develop disposition plans for parts in Material Review Board (MRB) and coordinate returns of defective material to suppliers if needed.

• Maintain inventory levels in alignment with established policies and goals throughout the product lifecycle.

• Manage excess and obsolete inventory with appropriate recovery or disposition plans.

• Generate RFQs (Request for Quotation) and perform cost analysis to determine the lowest total cost of ownership.

• Assist in supplier selection and qualification in collaboration with supply chain management and engineering.

• Recommend process improvements to enhance supply chain efficiencies.

• Escalate supply chain issues with suppliers to ensure satisfactory resolutions.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience for Senior Buyer:

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of four (4) years of experience in the Electronics Manufacturing Services industry.

• Professional certifications such as APICS are preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of MRP systems.

• Strong negotiation skills, with a collaborative and creative approach.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence with minimal use of authority.

• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting using Excel spreadsheets.

• Understanding of total cost of ownership and its application in decision-making.

• General knowledge of electronic components used in Printed Circuit Board assembly.

Application Process: If you are excited about this opportunity and believe you have the skills and experience required, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your updated resume highlighting your qualifications to the posting. We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to the SMTC team

SMTC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.

If you require assistance completing this application due to a disability, please contact Human Resources to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process