Buyer II

About Us Vitesse designs and manufactures high-performance antenna, thermal management, and power distribution systems that deliver the reliability that mission-critical communication demands, anywhere it must operate. With decades of engineering and manufacturing experience, we deliver hardware that performs, scales, and endures the most demanding requirements. As a community of visionary innovators, we advance the boundaries of what missions can achieve. We don’t wait for the future to show up;

we engineer it ourselves.

The following position is open:
Buyer
Operating Requirements Location:
Newark, CA Travel No travel requirements.

About Us Vitesse designs and manufactures high-performance antenna, thermal management, and power distribution systems that deliver the reliability that mission-critical communication demands, anywhere it must operate. With decades of engineering and manufacturing experience, we deliver hardware that performs, scales, and endures the most demanding requirements. As a community of visionary innovators, we advance the boundaries of what missions can achieve. We don’t wait for the future to show up;

we engineer it ourselves.

Are you ready to enable possible? We are ready to hear from you.

The NPI Buyer is responsible for managing procurement activities that support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from concept through production launch. This role works closely with Engineering, Program Management, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, and Suppliers to ensure material availability, cost targets, and project schedules are achieved. The NPI Buyer serves as the primary purchasing representative for prototype, development, qualification, and pre-production builds.

Essential job functions for this role include:

• Manage procurement activities for NPI programs and engineering development projects.
• Review engineering drawings, bills of material (BOMs), and material requirements to support prototype and production builds.
• Source and procure raw materials, machine components, assemblies, tooling, and outside processing services.
• Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and ensure timely implementation of design changes.
• Coordinate material readiness to meet project milestones and customer delivery requirements.

• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers capable of supporting NPI requirements.
• Obtain and analyze supplier quotations, lead times, and technical capabilities.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and terms to achieve cost and schedule objectives.
• Monitor supplier performance and proactively resolve delivery, quality, and capacity issues.
• Support supplier qualification and onboarding activities.

• Participate in NPI project meetings and provide procurement status updates.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Planning, and Manufacturing to mitigate material risks.
• Develop and maintain material tracking reports for prototype and production launches.
• Escalate supply chain risks and propose recovery plans to maintain project schedules.

• Create and manage purchase orders in ERP systems.
• Track purchase order status and expedite critical materials when necessary.
• Maintain accurate supplier and procurement records.
• Support inventory management initiatives and minimize excess or obsolete material.
• Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and procedures.

• Ensure purchased materials meet engineering specifications and quality requirements.
• Coordinate supplier corrective actions when necessary.
• Support First Article Inspection (FAI), FAIR, PPAP, and qualification requirements as applicable.
• Maintain compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.…