Senior Buyer

Eugenus, Inc. is seeking an experienced, highly motivated Senior Buyer to support the procurement and strategic sourcing of materials, components, equipment, and services for our next-generation semiconductor capital equipment products.

The Senior Buyer will manage assigned suppliers and commodities throughout the procurement lifecycle, from sourcing and supplier selection through negotiation, purchase order execution, delivery, and supplier performance management. This position will play an important role in ensuring material availability, controlling costs, reducing supply-chain risk, and supporting both New Product Introduction (NPI) and production requirements.

The successful candidate will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Finance, Program Management, and global procurement teams to ensure suppliers meet Eugenus requirements for quality, cost, delivery, technology, and responsiveness.

This position requires a combination of strong purchasing execution, commercial negotiation skills, technical understanding, analytical capability, and proactive supplier management.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manage the end-to-end procurement process for assigned commodities, materials, equipment, and services supporting R&D, NPI, and Production.

Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities and suppliers that support business objectives for cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.

Lead RFQ/RFP activities, including supplier identification, quote solicitation, bid analysis, supplier selection, and commercial negotiations.

Evaluate suppliers based on quality, technical capability, capacity, cost, lead time, responsiveness, financial considerations, and overall supply-chain risk.

Negotiate pricing and commercial terms, including lead times, minimum order quantities, payment terms, delivery requirements, cancellation/rescheduling provisions, and other applicable terms.

Identify and implement opportunities for competitive sourcing, dual sourcing, localization, and supplier consolidation where appropriate.

Evaluate total cost of ownership when making sourcing and supplier-selection decisions.

Purchasing & Material Management Manage Purchase

Requisition (PR) and Purchase Order (PO) processes supporting R&D and Production.

Analyze purchase requisitions for accuracy, completeness, specifications, required dates, and appropriate approvals.

Place and manage purchase orders and provide timely delivery and schedule feedback to internal stakeholders.

Maintain accurate supplier pricing, lead-time, delivery, and purchasing information within SAP/ERP systems.

Update product BOMs and purchasing information records with current lead times and pricing.

Monitor open purchase orders, past-due orders, shortages, and critical material requirements and proactively resolve delivery issues.

Execute material and trace transactions within the ERP system.

Maintain accurate delivery schedules in ERP, Material Status reports, and applicable Program Management planning tools.

Review Clean to Start (CTS) requirements and take appropriate procurement actions to support Engineering Project Plans and Production schedules.

Supplier Management & Performance Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key suppliers.

Establish, monitor, and communicate supplier performance against key metrics, including:

On-Time Delivery (OTD)
Quality Cost Lead  time

Responsiveness

Capacity and supply continuity

Conduct periodic supplier performance reviews and drive corrective actions when performance does not meet expectations.

Partner with Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing to resolve supplier quality issues and support supplier corrective-action activities.

Work with suppliers to improve delivery performance, reduce lead times, improve quality, and increase overall supply-chain effectiveness.

Escalate significant supplier performance, capacity, quality, or commercial issues in a timely manner.

Cost Management & Continuous Improvement Identify, negotiate, implement, and track cost-reduction and cost-avoidance opportunities.

Analyze supplier quotes, historical pricing, market conditions, and cost drivers to support fact-based negotiations.

Support annual and project-specific cost-reduction objectives.

Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, supplier performance, inventory efficiency, and purchasing productivity.

Track and report measurable procurement results, including cost savings, purchase price…