Senior NPI Buyer

Number of Vacancies : 2

About the Role :

Brooks Automation is a leading provider of automation solutions with over 40 years of experience in the Semiconductor industry. As Senior NPI Buyer, this role is responsible for all aspects of procurement for New Product Design and Introduction including quoting, negotiating cost and lead times, material requirements planning, purchasing, item master maintenance, monitoring movement of material, managing inventory levels, expediting, and project reporting.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience buying and planning for a variety of materials used in complex product designs in an engineering design environment with work assignments ranging from tactical to complex, requiring motivation, discretion, independent judgment and diverse problem‑solving methods.

Key responsibilities :

• Create and manage purchase orders and requests for quotes to include technical documents, pricing, delivery and key milestones to ensure on‑time receipt of materials.
• Transform MRP demand signals into planned orders to create confirming Purchase Orders using appropriate and approved Inventory planning rules and guidelines.
• Analyze, adjust and optimize product and component inventory levels to coincide project schedules and / or manufacturing demand and lead time changes.
• Support Engineering in management for design projects, engineering BOMs, engineering change orders (ECO) and supplier‑initiated action requests (SIARs).
• Work collaboratively with Commodity Management to align sourcing strategies, mitigate risk, and negotiate optimal purchase agreements.
• Maintain the integrity of MRP parameters (lot / order size, lead time, and safety stock).
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality on quality issues to ensure immediate intervention and resolution.
• Interact with suppliers to ensure appropriate support and execution of NPI deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned.

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