Sanmina · 1 day ago
EDI/Agility Buyer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$85K/yr - $105K/yr
8+ years expSanmina Corporation is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider in the Electronics Manufacturing Services market. The EDI/Agility Buyer will manage supplier activities related to the procurement of materials and services, ensuring optimal cost, quality, and delivery while negotiating prices and terms with vendors.
Industrial EngineeringManufacturingSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Manage all activities of suppliers related to procurement and acquisition of materials and services to support the company plan at optimum cost, quality and delivery
Examine purchase requirements and shortages, obtain quotations, and examine bids to negotiate best prices
Work with engineers and suppliers for alternative manufacturing sources and cost reductions
Research products, source vendors, and negotiate price, terms, and delivery of a wide variety of technical products including capacitors, resistors, inductors, transformers, relays, fuses, diodes, IC’s, cables, connectors, etc to effectively ensure maximum quality and profit
Expedite and update open-order status reports for on time delivery
Serve as a liaison between manufacturing specialists and suppliers regarding late, damaged, and/or short orders
Reconcile discrepancies between PO receipts and Accounts Payable
Maintain data integrity of PO and parts databases: management of MRP planning data, reviewing MRP Action messages, and placing/rescheduling/cancelling orders with suppliers as required
Manage discrepant material disposition and recovery plans
Coordinate purchasing details with suppliers regarding pricing revisions, order cancellation, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions, invoice reconciliation
Expedite shortages to meet manufacturing need dates and update commit dates on weekly shortage reports
Review requisitions for accuracy, completeness and prepare and process assigned purchase orders
Ensure materials are pipelined and in stock to meet company requirements
Operate flexibility programs effectively by maintaining control metrics with required parameters and supporting the plant with its requirements
Add parts to the program, to improve the agility spend, as well as help to validate that the Blanket POs are placed in a timely manner at the correct price, all based on negotiations and direct dealing with suppliers
Negotiate prices, and terms to seek to add parts to the agility program in search of generating positive PPVs and obtaining the most beneficial inventory turns and terms for Sanmina
Carry out reviews with suppliers by Quarter that are within the Agility program and be the spokesperson for complaints, problems and supplier solutions
Ensure that plant part numbers potentially identified to be added in the Agility program are correctly loaded with the correct attributes in Oracle
Qualification
Required
Bachelor degree and/or APIC certification
8+ years purchasing experience / supply chain related experience in procuring electronic and electro-mechanical components, raw materials, and other production supplies including demonstrated strong negotiation skills with all levels of suppliers and internal
Interfacing with the Supply Chain organization and suppliers to increases participation in inventory management programs
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including V-lookup's and Pivot Tables. Power point, Word
CM background with direct customer interface
Good communication, writing skills and detail-oriented
Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
Skilled in coordinating and prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously
Able to function in a very fast paced environment and can adapt to changes
Teamwork and seek for continuous improvement
Decision maker
Purchasing Process knowledge
MRP Knowledge (Oracle desirable)
Knowing ECOMPRAS (will be trained)
Purchasing KPIs - New buys execution, Weekly PO Reschedules (Pull, Push, Cancel, Reconfirm, RDL (Receiving discrepancies), Past due POs, MRB, RTV, AP issues (Credit holds with suppliers)
ECO process / RoHS knowledge
End-to-end implementation for items in all Agility programs (RTF, SMI, VCI, JIT)
Run reports for all Agility programs (RTF, SMI, VCI, JIT)
Review proposed agility candidates and implement vendor managed inventory options to increase agility participation
Blanket PO releases maintenance (Quantity, Delivery date and Unit price according to Sanmina Global control items and customer control items)
PPV (Price per Variance) control for items / BPOs with price change
Supervision of weekly agility processes - EDI forecast reschedule - Firm Release confirmations – Forecast Response delivery commit review from vendors
Monitor weekly Forecast Response and Exception report, taking action to improve the supplier response rate and catching critical supplier response that would drive material E&O due to MOQ or other anomalies
Expedite critical items to pull in delivery date and supply related issues to the Agility program
Agility Inventory Turns metric review
Drive improved agility penetration thru additional vendors set-up, parts set-up with a goal of 35% to 45%
Explain and sell the benefits of Agility to the Suppliers – possess a detailed knowledge of the process in order to provide a thorough description of the agility program at both a top management level and technical level within the supplier
Addendum upside demand flexibility % review with Regional Supply Chain team, apply and escalate with vendors and top management as required
Support regional team on Agility - EDI Agreements and Addendums monthly / quarterly maintenance, including LT liability confirmation
Agility process improvement
Support to purchasing department related to specific Agility issues by customer
Assist and work with Doc Control team on Agility item setup and maintenance in Oracle
Support BPO creation and technical support
Vendor Site setup as needed for Agility process via EDI or web Portal process (VCCS)
Weekly agility processes (with Plant purchasing team) - EDI forecast reschedule - Firm Release confirmations – Forecast Response review
Assist the EDI order change implementation
Web Portal training mainly for internal users but agility related training for external users as well (useful reports, best practices)
Monitor existing agility candidates for disengagement when demand or supplier support does not meet minimum requirements
When customer push/ cancel the demand, work with vendors to confirm and negotiate materials' liability reduction to avoid excess exposure
LTB (Last time buy) orders when items are removed from the program
Demand component waterfall review by component for items with liability dispute calculation and clarification for high value claims
Excess and Obsolete analysis
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Eligibility for restricted stock unit awards
Participation in a discretionary bonus program
Company
Sanmina
Sanmina creates, manufactures, and repairs some of the most complex and innovative optical, electronic, and mechanical products.
10001+ employees
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