Procurement Specialist (Buyer)

Job Description

Change the world. Love your job.

About TI

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world’s brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping about 100,000 customers transform the future, today. We’re committed to building a better future – from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities and developing great minds. Put your talent to work with us – change the world, love your job!

About The Job

Are you a take charge kind of a person? Do you enjoy negotiating with suppliers? Would you like to work with top professionals in your industry? Are you enthusiastic about making a difference? If this sounds like you, then you should apply now for a Buyer position with Texas Instruments.

Responsibilities Include

• Coordinating purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner
• Processing purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers
• Working with management to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability
• Performing cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities
• Monitoring the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate the highest quality at best value
• Developing new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive
• Recommending cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing
• Interacting closely with suppliers and Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues
• Supporting internal and external audits related to procurement processes and supplier management
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications – Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field
• Fresh graduate to less than 2 years’ experience with purchasing, procurement, contract management or relevant experiences
• Expertise in procurement methodologies and processes as well as negotiation tactics
• Competency in computer applications, especially MS Excel and MS Powerpoint, knowledge of SAP is an advantage
• Good knowledge of business, finance and supply chain concept
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Ability to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
• Ability to influence opinions and gain consensus
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to handle contracts management
• Proactive, fast learner, self-motivated, multi-tasking and performance driven
• Ability to drive projects and programs to complete them in timeline given
  
  

High accountability in maintaining confidentiality of information

About Us

Why TI?

• Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
• We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.
  
  

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com .

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.