Buyer III

Job description

As Buyer III based at our US headquarters in East Syracuse, NY, you will be accountable for leading supply chain efficiency with data-driven, sustainable recommendations for customers and INFICON ISS objectives. You will play a critical role in ensuring material availability, supplier performance, and inventory health within a low‑volume, high‑mix manufacturing environment. You will also partner cross-functionally to translate demand into executable procurement plans. In addition, you'll bring strong SAP/MRP expertise, supplier relationship skills, and a data‑driven mindset to improve service levels while balancing cost and inventory risk. What you will be doing • Oversee all activity related to purchase orders, inventory control and vendor management • Translates MRP signals, forecasts, and exception messages into timely purchasing decisions that balance supply, cost, and inventory risk • Owns end‑to‑end purchase order execution for assigned categories, from requisition review through delivery, expediting, and issue resolution • Ensures material availability to support production schedules and maintains a minimum 95% fill rate • Manages inventory levels, lead times, and supply buffers to improve material flow and shorten lead times without driving excess inventory • Owns supplier performance for assigned categories, proactively addressing OTD, cost, quality, and capacity risks • Partners cross‑functionally with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Strategic Sourcing to resolve complex supply issues • Maintains accurate purchasing and supplier data within SAP to support effective planning and execution • Supports S&OP by aligning short‑, mid‑, and long‑term supplier capacity plans with demand requirements Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (preferred) • 5+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, or demand planning • Strong working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP/MRP systems • Advanced proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of PowerPoint and Word • Experience with Lean, Kanban, pull systems, or VMI (preferred) • Analytical, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities independently Success Behaviors • Customer focused and service-oriented mindset • Clear, professional communicator across all organizational levels • Proactive problem solver in a fast-paced manufacturing environment • Collaborative partner with internal teams and external suppliers INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.