Manufacturing Buyer - NPI/TPI

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Job Summary

Summary:

The “NPI/TPI Buyer” will be based in Milpitas, CA, reporting to the Materials Manager.

This role will be coordination and implementation of ECO changes, new products or end-of-life products in accordance with Customer specific requirements.
 

• NPI - New Product Introduction (Flex site is the receiving site and the product has not been manufactured elsewhere in volume yet).
• TPI - Transfer Product Introduction (Flex Site is either the receiving or transfer out site; and the product has been manufactured in Volume).

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring availability of parts for new products according to the required quality, delivery, and cost.
• Scouting and supplier selection in line with divisional and local goals and policies.
• Achieving continuous improvement in quality, delivery and costs of all purchased components and sub-assemblies.
• Helping value engineering exercises to improve the value/cost ratios of all parts.
• Arrange correct documentation to ensure release of new products at each relevant milestone of the new product project.
• Evaluate supplier quotations and make agreements on pricing, delivery, quality, capacities, etc.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Organize and monitor initial samples.
• Monitor and help the start-up phase of each new component or sub-assembly.
• Help and follow up production, corrective actions.
• In case of quality problems negotiation with the competent manager or department.
• Initiate required design modifications towards the Suppliers.
• Continuously improving the quality, integral cost and delivery of all parts.
• Looking for cost reduction possibilities, improve PPV.
• In charge of efficient communication flow about progress of every NPI/TPI/EOL/ECO related project within SC, CFT and with Customer (including Customer/Supplier visits/meetings and calls).
• Coordination and implementation of ECO changes within SC in accordance to Customer specific requirements.
• Coordination transfers of new products in accordance with Customer specific requirements.
• Coordinating end-of-life process in accordance with Customer specific requirements (including minimizing obsolete, revaluation).
• Coordinating verification of new MPN/Supplier on production (First Article Inspection - FAI procedure).
• Managing changes in deliveries status according to accord rescheduling rules with Customer and negotiating minimized impact for Flex excess.
• Solving all material discrepancies.
• Should be able to read technical documentation.
• Should have sufficient knowledge about preferred suppliers in relevant commodities.
• Monitoring of system accuracy in daily/weekly bases /General Item data/Item supplier information, Business Partner data, Data integrity, Data validation, System set up.
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (ideal/optional) in related field - or - Equivalent manufacturing industry work experience.
• 3 years, minimum, manufacturing industry procurement / materials procurement experience or related field.
• A procurement background in electronics manufacturing is ideal/desired.
• Excellence communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills required.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 07-17-2026 Job Posting End Date 09-28-2026

The base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.

$70,000.00 USD - $96,200.00 USD Annual

Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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