MicroVision®

Senior Buyer

• Lead procurement activities supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) through full-rate production
• Source, negotiate, and procure direct and indirect materials, components, services, and equipment
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies optimizing cost, quality, delivery, and supplier performance
• Identify and qualify new suppliers to support business growth and mitigate supply chain risks
• Conduct RFQs, RFPs, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, and source selection activities
• Build and maintain supplier relationships to ensure reliable supply and performance
• Monitor supplier on-time delivery, quality metrics, capacity, and responsiveness
• Drive supplier accountability and corrective actions for performance issues
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, efficiency, lead times, and operational excellence
• Support supplier contract management and compliance activities
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Legal teams
• Ensure material availability aligns with production schedules and program milestones
• Support supplier engagement during product development and engineering change processes
• Review specifications and procurement requirements
• Ensure procurement compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulations
• Support compliance with ITAR, EAR, SOX, and other applicable regulations
• Review and approve supplier invoices and payment requests as required
• Analyze procurement data and recommend cost savings, efficiency improvements, and risk reduction opportunities
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain organization

Planner

• Own the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) process for assigned product lines and commodities
• Convert demand forecasts and production schedules into purchase requirements and supply plans
• Ensure material availability aligns with manufacturing requirements while maintaining targeted inventory levels and cash utilization goals
• Analyze part-number-level supply and demand, identifying shortages, excess inventory, allocation risks, and capacity constraints
• Develop and execute mitigation plans to prevent line-down situations and customer delivery impacts
• Manage supplier commitments and delivery schedules for long-lead and constrained components
• Lead supplier communications regarding demand changes, forecast commitments, expedites, recovery plans, and capacity planning
• Monitor inventory health, inventory turns, safety stock, excess and obsolete inventory exposure, and inventory accuracy
• Drive inventory optimization initiatives to improve service levels and reduce working capital requirements
• Partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management on material readiness across production and NPI activities
• Collaborate with Engineering on BOM changes, product revisions, and engineering change orders
• Support manufacturing scheduling and production sequencing based on material availability and supply constraints
• Coordinate resolution of non-conforming, quarantined, or obsolete inventory
• Maintain ERP planning master data, including lead times, lot sizes, reorder parameters, safety stock settings, and sourcing rules
• Support S&OP with supply assessments, scenario modeling, inventory projections, and risk analysis
• Develop reporting and dashboards to monitor planning performance and material readiness
• Identify improvements to planning processes, ERP utilization, supplier performance, and supply chain resiliency

Senior Buyer

Senior Materials Planner