Contract Manufacturing Buyer

Company Description Omega Electronics Manufacturing Services (Omega EMS) is a Silicon Valley-based electronics manufacturing services provider. The company offers a comprehensive one stop solution that spans engineering design, materials management, manufacturing, test, rework, logistics, and NPI support. Omega EMS is known for combining extreme flexibility, strong customer service, and adherence to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) with practical operational expertise. By partnering with trusted suppliers and experienced management teams, Omega EMS delivers consistent, accurate results while maintaining the agility often missing in larger EMS organizations. This approach enables customers to receive both robust process discipline and the responsiveness needed for demanding technology environments.

Summary:

The Buyer is responsible for managing supplier relationships and procurement activities in support of manufacturing operations and new product introductions (NPI). This individual exercises sound judgment, works independently on day-to-day assignments, and collaborates closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, Sales, and Suppliers to ensure material availability, cost competitiveness, and on-time delivery.

The Buyer serves as the primary point of contact for assigned suppliers and is responsible for resolving production delivery issues, material shortages, supplier performance concerns, and purchasing-related account discrepancies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working independently; coordinates purchasing activities, reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions.
• Buyers will place, track and expedite purchase orders, negotiate pricing, analyze data and manage vendors to make purchasing decisions in support of NPI schedules.
•  Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, production and engineering.
• Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.  Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards.

• Obtains materials using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels (i.e., just in time purchases, use of EOQ - economic order quantities).  

• Expedites and rescheduling as necessary to meet production requirements. 

• Ensure material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.

• Resolve receiving, customer, and supplier discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Participates in maximizing the procurement teams' changes, part parameters; quote table maintenance, supplier database information, error report analysis, and part number/supplier code information. Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g. materials, components, equipment and services).

• Develop new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.

• May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sources. 

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years working in a Purchasing environment within the CM or similar environment.
• Must possess good working knowledge CM technology
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks
• Must be able to read, write and speak English well enough to effectively accomplish the job
  

 Skills

• Possess and demonstrate good team relation skills 
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and achieve goals and tasks
• Possess above average computer skill knowledge; Microsoft Office (Excel is a must); Previous experience with ERP systems

Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• Major holidays
• 401K/Roth 401K
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employee discounts for various activities/ travel/ shopping (Perks at Work)

Pay Range: $65K to $95K yearly, based on experience.