Buyer

As a Buyer, you are a key part of the Global Supply Chain & Procurement team within the Global Operations. This role will be instrumental in procuring the materials and components to support our  manufacturing operations, ensuring we timely meet customer demand. This role involves collaborating with suppliers to negotiate favorable terms, manage inventory levels, and streamline purchasing processes. Your organizational skills and ability to build strong relationships will be essential as you oversee purchase orders, delivery schedules, and product costs. If you're a detail-oriented individual with a passion for driving cost savings and operational excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Onlogic maintains a strong culture of in-person collaboration. This is an onsite role at Onlogic headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont. 

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, project management, finance & product teams to identify purchasing priorities. 
• Monitoring and managing purchase orders (POs), inventory levels and delivery schedules to ensure timely availability of materials and components. 
• Setting up and managing vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs, negotiating MOQs and leading end of life (EOL) management of obsolescence materials and components inventory.
• Researching and evaluating potential suppliers based on quality, cost, & delivery capabilities.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Managing supplier communications to review delivery schedules and key activities for assigned materials, suppliers and new product development projects (NPD). 
• Running supplier reviews (QBRs), maintaining and reviewing lead times, MOQs, expedites on monthly and quarterly basis. 
• Running RFQs/RFPs and negotiating contracts including NDAs, SOWs, price sheets with suppliers to secure the best possible pricing, MOQ, lead times and terms & conditions.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies for assigned materials and suppliers  to optimize costs and lead times.
• Staying up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in procurement including mitigating risk, supporting data collection and analytics.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant procurement regulations and policies.

• You are passionate about solving problems in a low volume high mix fast-paced environment at a company experiencing significant year over year growth.
• You manage multiple projects and timelines within deadline and have excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• You are innovative, self-directed, and have demonstrated the ability to problem solve with a fact based, data driven, and rigorous approach.
• You are a creative problem solver, negotiator and influencer who is comfortable with multitasking and works best in a collaborative open culture environment.

Our Global Operations team is responsible for building, testing, packaging and shipping OnLogic technology around the world. Their tireless attention to detail, and commitment to quality lets us boast about how reliable and configurable our systems are. Members of the Operations team cross-train on multiple disciplines to provide us with unparalleled staffing flexibility and the capability to react to any production demand. Always living up the way we work through continuous improvement and process optimization, Operations is where project plans and technical specifications become a reality. Roles on the Operations team include computer production, hardware testing, fulfillment services, supply chain management, product and process quality, production engineering and technical support.

Learn more about Life at OnLogic (https://www.onlogic.com/about/careers/life-at-onlogic/)

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Logistics, Manufacturing or a related field
• 8 years' experience in buying, purchasing or supply chain roles
• 5 years of preferred experience working with electronics components, box build or devices manufacturing, contract manufacturing, EMS, ODM.
• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, JDE, Oracle)
• Familiar with MRP and DDMRP methodologies
• Knowledge of CM/ODM/OEM/COTS, price negotiations, and purchase order creation and management
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Office and/or equivalent applications required
• Ability to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

OnLogic employees have the opportunity to shape our future and drive impactful change. We design and manufacture specialized computers and hardware solutions for companies all over the world, helping them to make the seemingly impossible possible. Our computers are designed to work where others fail, and it's our vision to be the first choice in industrial computing. To make that vision a reality, we've built a team of ambitious problem solvers, guided by the company's core values of Open, Fair, Innovative and Independent. We have an open office, open salaries and strive to be fair and transparent in our decision making. We encourage input and feedback from every member of our team and look to improve ourselves and our business every single day.

Diversity is an essential element of our core values. Not just respecting, but actively embracing a variety of backgrounds, life experiences, and opinions, helps us foster innovation, enhances our problem-solving capabilities, and promotes learning and engagement among the members of our team. We strongly encourage those with diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and harassment-free workplace for all employees. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.

To learn more about our values, our mission and what it's like to work at OnLogic, visit www.onlogic.com/careers.

The salary range for this role is $80,000 to $105,000. Final compensation will be based on several factors including discussions with applicants and their experience, expertise and background in similar roles.

• A competitive Salary based upon your experience and the requirements of the role
• A comprehensive Benefits package
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution
• An Annual Profit Share Bonus 
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave, and Short & Long Term Disability
• Opportunity to Participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• A personal development plan created to help you (and us) grow

Salary : $80,000 - $105,000