Senior Buyer

Fremont, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 95000 - 120000

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Overview:

The Senior Buyer owns both strategic and tactical procurement activities for critical materials and services ensuring a stable reliable supply while reducing the need for expediting. This role goes beyond PO execution to drive measurable cost savings improve supplier performance and develop supplier strategies aligned with company growth objectives. Operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment the Senior Buyer builds strong supplier partnerships proactively identifies and mitigates supply risks and provides cross-functional leadership to support uninterrupted production and overall business performance.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end procurement for assigned commodities including sourcing strategy supplierselection negotiations and execution
Lead complex supplier negotiations focused on cost lead time quality and risk reduction
Drive cost-reduction and value-engineering initiatives in partnership with Engineering and Operations
Serve as escalation point for supplier performance delivery issues and quality concerns
Develop andmaintainsupplier scorecards; lead corrective action and continuous improvement efforts
Ensure materials availability to support production plans whileoptimizinginventory investment
Maintain and improve purchasing data integrity in ERP/MRP systems (pricing lead times MOQ)
Support make/buy decisions and new product introduction (NPI) sourcing activities
Mentor junior buyers or planners as needed in a small-team environment
Contribute to supply chain policies controls and process improvements

Qualifications

Required:
58 years of procurement or buying experience in manufacturing
Proven experience leading supplier negotiations and managing strategic suppliers
Strong understanding of supply chain risk inventory economics and cost structures
Advancedproficiencyin ERP/MRP systems and Excel (analysis scenario modeling)
Ability tooperateautonomously and make decisions with incomplete information
Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills

Preferred
Experience in high-mix low-volumeor regulated manufacturing environments
APICS CPSM or equivalent certification
Experience supporting NPI or rapid-scale production

About the Company:

Velo Velo3D Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of Velo3D Inc. Without Compromise Flow Flow Developer and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D Inc.

With the only SupportFree laser powder bed fusion capability we enable on-demand manufacturing of production quality Titanium Inconel and Aluminum parts with an unprecedented degree of design freedom and quality control. The VELO3Daward-winning solution includes an integrated offering of hardware and software: Sapphire metal AM production printer Flow print preparation software Assure quality assurance and control system and an integrated manufacturing process that runs throughout the printing operation.

Our team enjoys excellent benefits including healthcare coverage and 401(K) employer contributions. We believe in transparency and recognizing exceptional efforts through our monthly all-hands meetings and team member appreciation awards.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base salary for this full-time position is between $95000 and $120000. This salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this position in the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as work experience job-related skills related education work location and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the addition to a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package this position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and equity program as applicable.

Velo3D provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race color religion age sex national origin disability medical condition genetic information military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Position Overview:The Senior Buyer owns both strategic and tactical procurement activities for critical materials and services ensuring a stable reliable supply while reducing the need for expediting. This role goes beyond PO execution to drive measurable cost savings improve supplier performance an...