Buyer

Key Responsibilities

Job Description

• Negotiates pricing and other terms of purchase. manage strategic suppliers w/> $10M and suppliers w/ filed activities.
• Quotes materials; procures materials, components, equipment and services at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need. Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of materials.
• Works with engineering and MPM or SCM to recommend new suppliers. Issues RFQs, analyzes proposals, negotiates prices and delivery, issues and/or adjusts purchase orders in a timely manner.
• Follows-up on orders, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records. Negotiates vendor contracts, as appropriate.
• Follows standard purchasing business processes.
• Coordinates/drives purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels. Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues.
• Develops methods of business simplification for the procurement function.
• Assists or participates with the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function. Reviews MRP on a regular basis.
• Executes and cancels pull ins, push outs and planned orders as prioritized. Identifies issues and escalates as necessary to materials management.
• Reviews and ensures actions per disposition of ECOs on a world wide basis.
• Maintains inventory levels per plan and performs E&Z analysis. Minimizes excess and zero demand inventory. Provides input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues.
• Pulls and reads part specifications and engineering drawings. Utilizes knowledge of material types to communicate with engineers and suppliers.
• Provides feedback to engineering for cost reduction efforts.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities

Business Expertise

• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work

Leadership

• No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members

Problem Solving

• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents

Impact

• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations

⚫ Salary: 5M - 7M
⚫ Location: Tokyo
⚫ Report to: Japanese manager
⚫ Subordinates: Non
⚫ Travel: 10% of time. Not so many. Only for Global Meetings.
⚫ Experience:
One of the followings is needed.
➢ Logistic
➢ SCM
➢ Procurement
➢ Buyer
➢ Sales
⚫ Skills: Excel（VLOOKUP, Pivot table）
⚫ English: TOEIC 600
⚫ Position Type: Staff

⚫ Other Details:
1. 下記いずれか、または両方の業務をご経験に応じお任せする予定です。
A) アプライド マテリアルズ ジャパンのシグマメルテックブランドで製造している
半導体製造装置（コータ・デベロッパ／塗布現像装置）の受注生産に関わる部品調
達
B) アプライド マテリアルズ ジャパンの顧客先との契約に基づいた半導体製造装置
やパーツ等の修理・調達に関連する受発注業務
2. 国内サプライヤーへの発注、注文書発行、納期交渉／管理等
3. シグマメルテックブランド装置は、部品（新規部品、既存部品）、カスタマイズ部品を
扱います。（年間2〜3 台／1 台あたり数千点）
4. 開発チームからのオーダーに沿って発注します。サプライヤーからの技術的な質問は
開発チームが担当します。
5. SAP もしくはExcel で進捗管理しているため、VLOOKUP とPivot スキルは必須です。
6. Need one of the following experiences. 業界経験は問いません。
A) Logistics
B) Buyer
C) SCM
D) Sales
E) Any other jobs related to buyer and logistics.
7. 残業20H 程度
8. 二次面接は英語で行われますので、簡単な英語での自己紹介ができる方（流暢さは不要
です）
9. 入社後はOJT メインで業務を覚えていただくため、出社いただきます。慣れてきてから
は、週4 日の出社と在宅勤務のミックスを想定しています。
10. 業務をお任せする範囲は、面接でご経験をお伺いしながら決定いたします。