Senior Buyer

## Description

# Position Summary

The Senior Buyer plays a critical role in supporting Titan Circuits’ PCB assembly manufacturing operations by ensuring material flow to the production floor in an AS9100-driven environment. This role is highly integrated with daily operations and is responsible for executing procurement activities that directly impact production schedules, throughput, and on-time delivery to customers.

This position requires a hands-on, operations-driven mindset with a strong sense of urgency, the ability to solve real-time supply issues, and close collaboration with Production, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse teams.

# Key Responsibilities

## Production Support & Material Execution

• Own day-to-day purchasing activities to support production schedules and prevent SMT/assembly line downtime
• Monitor ERP outputs, released BOM demand, and production schedules to proactively manage material availability
• Expedite critical materials and resolve shortages in real time
• Maintain visibility of high-risk or constrained electronic components, PCB fabrication, and outside services

## Floor Partnership & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with Production, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Warehouse teams
• Participate in production meetings to review shortages, schedule risk, and material priorities
• Serve as primary procurement contact for Operations
• Support Engineering with urgent builds, ECO-driven changes, and documentation updates

## Supplier Performance & Accountability

• Hold suppliers accountable to delivery, quality, and documentation requirements
• Drive escalations and corrective actions if required
• Develop contingency sourcing plans and support alternate-source qualification with Engineering and Quality as needed

## Inventory & Cost Control

• Balance inventory levels to support production while limiting excess and obsolete material
• Support cycle counts and inventory accuracy
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without creating material risk to production or customer requirements

## Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Identify recurring supply chain issues and implement solutions
• Improve material flow, supplier reliability, and shortage visibility
• Support process improvements that strengthen on-time delivery and execution discipline

## Systems & Compliance

• Maintain accurate ERP / CETEC data, open PO status, and supplier promise dates
• Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and applicable quality-system expectations

## Qualifications
# Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field
• 5+ years of manufacturing procurement experience
• Strong experience supporting production operations in electronics, PCB assembly, or other high-mix manufacturing environments

Skills & Competencies

• Strong sense of urgency in fast-paced environments
• Ability to manage shortages, lead-time changes, and supply disruptions
• ERP experience; CETEC preferred.
• Strong communication, supplier-management, and problem-solving skills; collaborative and proactive problem-solving skills required.

# Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electronics, PCB assembly, or AS9100 manufacturing environments
• Working knowledge of electronic components, PCB fabrication, and supplier documentation requirements.