Buyer, Supply Chain/Logistics
Listed on 2026-06-10
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Logistics Coordination, Inventory Control & Analysis, Supply Chain Manager
Company Overview
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When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships.
Our teams are fueled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.
Introduction:
The purpose of this role is to ensure reliable, on-time, and fully available material supply from suppliers to all manufacturing sites once sourcing is complete. The role owns shortage management, supplier execution, and mid-term supply assurance, ensuring materials arrive to the factory at the right time, in the right quantity, to support production and kitting requirements. It also provides oversight of supplier inbound quality issues, especially where they affect material availability, to secure stable, interruption‑free supply performance.
- Own day‑to‑day operational relationships with suppliers once contracts / POs and sourcing are in place and/or completed.
- Ensure suppliers deliver materials on time to required need dates.
- Monitor and manage supplier adherence to delivery schedules, quantities, lead times.
- Drive supplier recovery actions when performance falls below required levels.
- Ensures all data above is reflected in the site operational shortage sheets, with an emphasis on actionable comments, delivery and dates, and timely updates (no comments or dates in the past).
- Takes ownership of issue resolution internally to facilitate on‑time delivery of products (e.g. when engineering or invoice queries occur).
- Identify risks in inbound supply (capacity constraints, logistics delays, long lead‑time components, quality‑related disruptions).
- Work cross‑functionally to mitigate risks (e.g. capacity – work with Sourcing team to determine and trigger appropriate action).
- Coordinate risk mitigation plans with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Manage escalation processes for critical materials impacting production.
- Ensure accuracy and timely release of purchase orders to suppliers.
- Monitor order confirmations, shipment status, and delivery compliance.
- Coordinate logistics activities (shipping method, incoterms, consolidation, carriers) as required to meet delivery requirements.
- Work with Production Planning to ensure alignment between supply plans and supplier capabilities – with strong focus on Clear to Build process.
- Collaborate with SIOP to communicate supplier capacity limits and constraints, and timelines.
- Provide supplier performance inputs for ongoing supplier evaluations and future sourcing decisions.
- Maintain supplier KPIs (OTD – to requirement date, number of shortages – ‘reds and greys’).
- Lead supplier performance reviews and drive corrective actions.
- Support improvements in inbound supply processes – visibility, inventory strategies, order book reviews.
- Participate in initiatives for supplier management and supply chain visibility.
Skills and Abilities
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of inbound supply management, logistics flows, and supplier operations.
- Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems and supplier scheduling processes.
- Knowledge of lead‑time structures, MOQ, safety stock strategies, and material availability drivers.
- Understanding of electronics component supply constraints (advantageous).
- Experience in supply chain, supplier management, materials management, or logistics coordination.
- Background in manufacturing, electronics, or high‑mix environments preferred.
- Experience working across…
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