Buyer II - Indirect Material Procurements

About our group:

Indirect Materials Procurement is responsible for the procurement of indirect material including but not limited to spare parts, production supply, packaging, facility supplies, tooling / fabrication, services for the factory. This role involves budget planning, supplier management, and inventory control to support the operational needs.

About the role - you will:

• Review and analyze purchase requisitions
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, facility, engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner
• Process Request for Quotation, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders and change requests if any
• Be responsible for procurement of business system data input and integrity
• Participate in maximizing the procurement teams changes, supplier database information, error report analysis and supplier information
• Perform cost analysis and work with requesters for volume planning for major commodities (e.g. materials, components, equipment and services)
• Monitor the cost, schedule and scope of assigned suppliers to negotiate highest quality at best value
• Interact closely with Internal Stakeholder & suppliers of any quality concerned related to resolve quality issues
• Escalate critical issues to the relevant stakeholders and superiors
  

About you:

• Critical thinking skills
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices

Your experience includes:

• Purchasing and supplier management skills
• Excellent computer skills (SAP ERP, Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint) are a must
• Excellent data analytic and data science skills (Excel, Knime, Alteryx, Power BI, Python) is preferable
• Bachelors degree and/or related experience

Salary: The estimated base salary range for this position is $65,400.00 - $93,500.00. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits: Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts.

Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location

Location:

Bloomington, MN (This is an onsite Monday - Friday during core business hours position)

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site cafe, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch time Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back Reset in one of our meditation rooms or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

Location: Normandale, United States
Travel: Up to 10%