Buyer / Planner 2

About the role

KLA, which makes inspection tools and metrology systems for electronics, is hiring a Buyer/Planner 2 in its Global Operations team in Singapore. The role sits within the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management side of the group and involves purchasing materials and components and keeping production supplied on time.

Key responsibilities

• Purchase direct materials, components and equipment according to the MRP system or re-order point system.
• Review planning reports to ensure materials arrive on time for production.
• Improve gross margin through supplier negotiation on pricing, rework costs and expediting costs, and reduce purchase price variance.
• Reduce material lead times by improving supplier cycle times, negotiating hedges and VMI programmes.
• Ensure timely purchase order execution and resolve supplier quality, capacity and material issues.
• Communicate with suppliers about early or delayed deliveries and drive on-time delivery.
• Take part in supplier business reviews and give constructive feedback to improve supplier scores.
• Handle supplier claims on ECO and EOM projects accurately and on time, and act quickly on ECN and ECO changes so production is not affected.
• Work with the Inventory Analyst to reduce excess inventory, improve inventory turns via MRB and RTV, and review safety stock quarterly.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or equivalent.
• 2 to 5 years of related experience in buying and production planning.
• Experience in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment is a plus.
• A basic understanding of the Bill of Materials (BOM) is advantageous.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word and Outlook.
• SAP experience is highly desirable.