As a Strategic Buyer, you are a key part of the Global Supply Chain & Procurement team within the Global Operations. This role will be strategic and 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 Taiwan Office.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

I. Strategic Sourcing:

Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, analyze costs, identify cost-saving opportunities, and negotiate prices, MOQ, lead time and fees with suppliers to achieve the best possible value for the company, and to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services.
Negotiate favorable terms and conditions with suppliers, ensuring that contracts are in compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
Identify and assess potential risks associated with procurement activities, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor risks throughout the procurement process.
Supplier selection analysis, recommendation and onboarding

II. Procurement:

Execute purchase orders, pull-ins, push-outs, and cancellations
Data input and maintenance in various systems (ERP, Smartsheet, etc.)
Inventory planning and optimization (following DDMRP methodology)
Supply planning and delivery schedule management
New SKU enablement

III. Supplier Relationship Management:

Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
Regular communication and meetings with suppliers
Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to monitor supplier performance, track key metrics (on-time delivery, cost savings, etc.), and analyze data to identify areas for improvement

IV. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support:

Provide local support for global development projects, particularly on Taiwan-based ODM projects. Key focus on being OnLogic’s supplier-interface for all development projects.
Interact with the global finance team for supplier payment and invoice processing
Respond to and resolve supply chain tickets
Manage EOL components
Support engineering changes (ECs) by obtaining updated BOMs and drawings, assessing impact on open orders, inventory and rework fees, and updating ERP data

Who we're looking for:

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.

The team you will be joining:

Our 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/)

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Logistics or related field.
At least 10 years sourcing/purchasing/supply chain experience.
Experience using ERP systems (SAP, JDE, Oracle, etc.), (MRP and DDMRP) related to procurement; you understand supplier capacity planning and how to build a material delivery schedule based on customer order and inventory stocking level requirements.
Knowledge of CM/ODM/OEM/COTS, price negotiations, and purchase order creation and management
Experience and knowledge with computer hardware manufacturing
Professional Proficiency level of English

Who we are:

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.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 TWD annually. We determine final compensation based on discussions with applicants and their experience in similar roles.

An Annual Profit Share Bonus
Opportunity to Participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
A personal development plan created to help you (and us) grow
Incredibly awesome colleagues and working environment