Buyer, Electronics, Interconnect & General Procurement
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About the Role
This role owns sourcing for the electronics and interconnect category wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components while carrying a full tact.
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Responsibilities
- Own sourcing activities for electronics and interconnect categories, including wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards.
- Develop and maintain sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including supply base mapping, dual source planning, localization, cost optimization, and lead time reduction.
- Present category strategies and sourcing recommendations to Engineering, Quality, Finance, and leadership.
- Manage full purchase order lifecycle in NetSuite, including requisition review, PO creation, expediting, and delivery tracking.
- Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities with Engineering and Quality.
- Procure indirect goods and services, including marketing, office services, facilities, and operational consumables.
- Establish and manage procurement automation mechanisms such as blanket POs, framework agreements, and VMI arrangements.
- Resolve supplier delivery, quality, and commercial issues while maintaining discrepancy tracker.
- Support broader SCM operations including inventory cycle counts, logistics coordination, and NetSuite reconciliations.
Requirements
- Experience in sourcing electronics and interconnect categories (wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, electrical components)
- Proficiency in NetSuite or similar ERP for purchase order management
- Ability to manage both tactical procurement and category strategy
- Experience with supplier qualification and First Article Inspection (FAI)
- Knowledge of AS9100 or similar quality standards
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Role Overview
- This role owns sourcing for the electronics and interconnect category (wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, electrical components) while carrying a full tactical procurement load across direct and indirect categories.
- Roughly 60 70% tactical execution, 30 40% category building, flexing with launch campaigns and program tempo.
- Works most closely with peer buyer (mechanical), material & production planners, Engineering/D2M, Quality, and Finance.
Responsibilities Overview
- Own sourcing activities for electronics and interconnect categories, including wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards.
- Develop and maintain sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including supply base mapping, dual source planning, localization, cost optimization, and lead time reduction.
- Present category strategies and sourcing recommendations to Engineering, Quality, Finance, and leadership stakeholders.
- Partner with Engineering and Design to Manufacturing (D2M) teams on component selection, approved alternates, obsolescence management, and design for sourcing improvements.
- Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities with Engineering and Quality to support successful supplier qualification.
- Lead supplier qualification activities in accordance with the Orbitworks Approved Supplier List (ASL) process.
- Support development of local UAE suppliers in line with localization and In Country Value (ICV) objectives.
- Manage full purchase order lifecycle in NetSuite, including requisition review, PO creation, technical and quality flow down, supplier acknowledgements, expediting, and delivery tracking.
- Procure indirect goods and services, including marketing, communications, office services, facilities, and operational consumables.
- Establish and manage procurement automation mechanisms such as blanket purchase orders, purchase contracts, framework agreements, Not to Exceed POs, and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) arrangements.
- Work closely with Production and Material Planning to align procurement activities with master production schedule and proactively mitigate shortages and long lead risks.
Additional Responsibilities
- Resolve supplier delivery, quality, and commercial issues while maintaining accurate discrepancy tracker.
- Maintain accurate, compliant, and audit ready procurement records within NetSuite to support AS9100 requirements.
- Collaborate with wider Supply Chain Management (SCM) buying team by providing category coverage and workload support as required.
- Support broader SCM operations, including inventory cycle counts, logistics coordination, receiving activities, and NetSuite reconciliations when needed.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across SCM by developing standardized templates, improving procurement processes, and reinforcing NetSuite data discipline.
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