Buyer II

Agility Robotics Agility Robotics · Robotics · Fremont, CA · Operations

Buyer II responsible for managing procurement execution for assigned suppliers and commodities, ensuring material availability for engineering builds and production, and serving as the primary point of contact for supplier execution activities. This role focuses on electronics commodities and requires strong procurement execution skills and supplier management experience in a hardware environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage all purchase order activity for assigned suppliers, including creation, revisions, confirmations, and delivery management.
  2. Own supplier communications related to delivery schedules, shortages, push-in/push-out requests, engineering changes, and recovery plans.
  3. Monitor supplier performance and proactively identify supply risks before they impact engineering builds or production schedules.
  4. Maintain ERP/MRP data accuracy including pricing, lead times, supplier records, order status, sourcing information, and procurement parameters.
  5. Support request for quotation (RFQ) activities and supplier quote analysis to assist Global Supply Managers (GSMs) with sourcing decisions and cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or practical equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of purchasing experience in hardware, manufacturing, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or similar environments
  • Strong understanding of procurement execution, supplier delivery management, and material planning processes
  • Experience supporting prototype, NPI, and production build activities
  • Strong command of ERP/MRP systems
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to independently manage suppliers, competing priorities, and aggressive timelines
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to build positive relationships with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders
  • High sense of urgency, accountability, and follow-through

Nice to have

  • Experience purchasing custom printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), cable harnesses, sensors, connectors, or other electronic components and assemblies
  • Experience working with electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and contract manufacturers

What the JD emphasized

  • strong procurement execution skills
  • supplier management experience
  • independently manage procurement priorities
  • supplier performance
  • fast-paced hardware environment
  • custom printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs)
  • cable harnesses
  • sensors
  • connectors
  • electronic assemblies
  • electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers
  • contract manufacturers
  • procurement execution
  • supplier delivery management
  • material planning processes
  • prototype
  • NPI
  • production build activities
  • ERP/MRP systems
  • independently manage suppliers
  • competing priorities
  • aggressive timelines