Buyer Job in Wilton - CT, United States

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

Buyer Job Description

Introduction
ASML brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA.
 
Job Mission
Coordinates purchasing activities to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.  Acquires and maintains technical understanding of products purchased.  Issues purchase orders for material and/or services and ensures on time delivery from suppliers with acceptable quality. Analyzes and executes MRP planned supply messages to maximize the use of reclaimed material supply while minimizing new material expenditures for these components. Negotiates material push outs and cancel actions with suppliers to optimize inventory levels in accordance with material planners.  Aligns with AP to resolve supplier invoice and payment issues.  Coordinates with Warehouse personnel to correct receiving discrepancies.  Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure highest quality at best value.  May recommend cost saving proposals alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.
ASML is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry.  ASML’s corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Manufacturing sites and research and development facilities are located in Connecticut, California and the Netherlands. Technology development centers and training facilities are located in the United States, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Taiwan. Additionally, ASML provides optimal service to its customers via over 50 sales and service organizations in 16 countries. Founded in the Netherlands in 1984, the company is publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.
 
Job Description
Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions. Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.  Processes purchase requisitions, purchase orders, purchase order changes, repair orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.  Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity.  Participates in maximizing the procurement teams' changes, part parameters; quote table maintenance, supplier database information, error report analysis, and part number/supplier code information.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicates and or negotiates with suppliers regarding forecasts, engineering change notices, schedule changes, discrepant material issues, and delivery schedules. 
• Attains quotes, considers bids, and makes awards.
• Launches purchase orders to satisfy the manufacturing demand when reclaim supply is not sufficient to meet material requirements.
• Adheres to ASML’s inventory model.  
• Collaborates with manager on various projects such as cost target planning, supplier qualification and assessment, out-sourcing sub-assemblies, inventory model planning, and resulting execution to plan.  
• Keeps in mind cost reductions and cost targets of assigned materials.

Buyer Job Requirements

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience.
 
Experience

• A solid understanding of principles, techniques, and industry standards.
• Ability to translate, statistically analyze data, and effectively report problems through written and/or graphical formats.
• Excellent customer service skills, with an advanced understanding of customer relationship building.
• Ability to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle and electronic e-mail systems.
• General proficiency with tools, systems, and procedures required to accomplish the job.  May need to consult with higher level staff members on some technical issues. 
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills, with an advanced understanding of customer relationship building.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. 
• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. 
• May require travel dependent on company needs.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  
• Can work under deadlines.  
• The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level.  
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work. 
• Can learn and apply new information or skills.

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