Buyer

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure supply continuity to enable manufacturing with speed and quality. Follow-up on orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records. Adhere to standard purchasing business processes

• Proactively drive and ensure timely delivery/shipment of parts from supplier to Applied factories, including resolution of shipment/receiving and billing issues with supplier

• Partner with suppliers on demand/supply collaboration. Execute and manage pull-ins/push-outs with suppliers to meet MRP demand

• Drive inventory and E&Z reduction efforts

• Negotiate and execute purchase and RFQ to drive the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need, with support from more experienced buyer

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (engineering, manufacturing, Program Managers) to resolve supply issue

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Up to 1 year of related experience

• Basic understanding of material cost management, shortage management, supplier capability, purchase order management and other materials/equipment buying processes

## Qualifications

### Education:

Bachelor's Degree

### Skills

### Certifications:

### Languages:

### Years of Experience:

Up to 1 Year

### Work Experience:

## Additional Information

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### Shift:

Day (China)

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### Travel:

No

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### Relocation Eligible:

No

### Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Standard)

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.