Job Title: Senior Buyer Electro-Mechanical – MDIO-CCXKNM

Location: Norwood, MA

Summary:

In this highly critical role within the Operations division, Supply Chain team, you will partner across all the major functions to work with our outsourcing partners to ensure best of class in materials management. This role reports to the Director, Supplier Operations and is a vital member of the Operations staff of this growing division within Cohu.

Responsibilities:

• Commodities: sheet metal, machining, mechanical assemblies, plastics, power supplies, cable assemblies, OEM products, connectors, labels, hardware & some MRO.
• Involvement with Engineering from the concept stage through completed design to ensure component selection, DFM, and documentation criteria is acceptable to produce a finished product at our contract manufacturers with the lowest cost and highest quality.
• Drives and participates in proto/pilot and production build strategies
• Work with cross functional groups to limit sole source suppliers.
• Constantly seeks and identifies opportunities for value creation (cost savings, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement) and risk reduction.
• Work with our outsourcing partners to ensure best of class in materials management.
• Support sustaining products with contract manufacturing partners through ECO’s, rework instructions, deviations, etc.
• Support outsource partners as requested in solving delivery, cost, payment or specification issues that may arise.
• Drive strategic supply chain programs with outsource partners that will maximize material availability while minimizing inventory exposure.
• Determine the need for tooling and make recommendations for the design and planning of required tools.
• Achieve P.P.V. / cost savings goals set by corporation.
• Have a good understanding of assessing supplier capabilities on supplier qualification and selection for new & ongoing product developments keying on quality, delivery, cost, service and global presence.
• Stay on top of commodity trends both on cost and in lead times to ensure that our outsourcing partner’s stay on schedule.
• Assist NPI group to help ensure a quick and smooth transition to production at the targeted cost goals set by the corporation
• Develop strategic contract negotiations with key suppliers.
• Interact with all groups to assure compliance of Cohu’s specifications.
• Placement and management of purchase orders to ensure that the suppliers are delivering on-time while minimizing the dollar receipts to keep the inventory in line to the corporation’s goals.
• Assist in the development of policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure quality, cost control and risk.
• Global sourcing experience would be a plus.
• Assist with end of life (EOL) components.
  

Qualifications:

• 10 plus years of experience in purchasing, supply chain management, inventory control and contract negotiation.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Able to work with all levels of an organization effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Positive and energetic team player with strong cross-functional team experience.
• Detailed oriented, process driven, capable of performing with minimum supervision.
• Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude.
• Oracle cloud MRP experience preferred.
• Excel experience