Buyer/Planner 3

The group you’ll be a part of

This position is with NPI organization supporting US and Asia regions requirements. The position is intended to support US operations

The impact you’ll make

At Lam, as a Buyer/Planner, you play a crucial role in planning, scheduling, and monitoring material movement through the production cycle. Your expertise ensures timely and cost-effective material purchases and maintaining consumption of components at planned levels, through Just in Time purchases and use of Economic Order Quantities (EOQ). You create and maintain bills of materials while upholding materials standards. You'll develop specifications for new contract orders and gather quotations. By monitoring cost, schedule, and scope, you support high quality and value to maintain Lam's competitive edge.

What you’ll do

• • Reviewing and analysing Engineering Request Forms (ERFs).
  • Coordinating purchasing activities with Engineering to acquire materials on time.
  • Analysing sourcing matrices and engineering specifications.
  • Issuing RFQs, processing change orders, and creating purchase orders.
  • Working in a fast-paced NPI environment with aggressive deadlines.
  • Recommending alternative sourcing when required to meet engineering need dates.
  • Collaborating with suppliers, Engineering, Supply Business Managers, QA, Shipping, Receiving, and Accounting to resolve issues.
  • Requiring SAP and NPI experience; semiconductor commodity experience is preferred.

Who we’re looking for

• Desired Skills

  • Precision and thoroughness with a strong sense of urgency.
  • Excellent teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • High integrity and professionalism.

Preferred qualifications

• BE/ B Tech with minimum of 5+ years of related experience.
• MS Office Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Knowledge in SAP MM Module

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.