Procurement Buyer II

Sourcing sub function is critical in the Obsolescence review cycle to determine long range needs required to support the complete lifecycle of a product. You will be responsible for engaging with suppliers and perform supplier negotiations by looking at each part holistically.

You will be responsible for working on multiple parts and suppliers simultaneously starting from the RFI stage to PO placement.

In this capacity, you will be required to evaluate OEM suppliers, approved distributors as well as brokers. Working within the Obsolescence function, most of the parts are hard to find and no longer manufactured or past the End of Life (EOL) dates. You will be required to Work with Procurement team to support very critical Parts shortage through alternate active parts. You will work with applicable cross-functional teams including AME, Engineering, OMT’s, Demand Planning, Purchasing, Marketing and others to determine appropriate course of action which may include but not limited to Bridge Buy, Life Time Buy.