Specialist, Buyer

The Role:

The Buyer plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth execution of Outsourcing activities within Entegris.

The Buyer is responsible for daytoday purchasing operations and serves as a subject matter expert in materials management.

This positionwill collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure a timely accurate and uninterrupted supply of materials.

The ideal candidate is inquisitive a strong team player demonstrates excellent attention to detail and embodies strong work ethics with a proactive and positive attitude.

In this role you will:

• Ensure material availability in alignment with MRP signals and proactively address supply gaps.

• Create and process purchase orders (POs) outline agreements contracts and change orders with approved vendors to optimize inventory.

• Manage supplier order and delivery confirmations and maintain timely updates to order details.

• Coordinate with freight forwarders and couriers to meet PO delivery ETD/ETA and resolve shipment warehouse and other related issues with Logistics as required.

• Manage suppliers production capacity and schedules to mitigate constraints andachieve ontimedelivery and shipment targets.

• Monitor safety stock settings to ensure optimal materials availability.

• Collaborate with Quality teams on supplier quality issues with other stakeholders to drive resolution including managing RMA/RTV processes as required.

• Resolve supplier invoice exceptions (VIM) in partnership with suppliers and Finance.

• Ensure systems data integrity support NPI activities and drive continuous improvement in business processes and tools.

• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships to consistently meet customer service levels.

Traits we believe make a strongcandidate:

• Familiarity with SAP systems.

• More than 35 years of experience as a Buyer/Planner in the semiconductor industry.

• JLPT N1 certified; fluent in both written and spoken Chinese English and Japanese.

• Possess experience working with suppliers in Japan and has strong understanding of Japanese working culture.

• Strong knowledge of endtoend supply chain processes.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Power BI.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills supported by logical thinking.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a crossfunctional environment.

• Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to resolve issues in a timely manner.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing demands priorities and organizational needs.

• Highly detailoriented (e.g.: checking pricing dates) with a persistent drive to follow through to issue resolution.

• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

Your success will be measured by:

• Your demonstrated sense of urgency and accountability to committed deliverables.

• Your active contribution of good ideas and their execution to the teams success.

• Your ability to exhibit Entegris PACE values:

• People and Teamwork

• Accountability Integrity and Trust

• Creativity and Innovation

• Dedication to Excellence