Position Summary

The Senior Buyer plays a critical role in supporting Titan Circuits’ PCB assembly manufacturing operations by ensuring material flow to the production floor in an AS9100-driven environment. This role is highly integrated with daily operations and is responsible for executing procurement activities that directly impact production schedules, throughput, and on-time delivery to customers.


This position requires a hands-on, operations-driven mindset with a strong sense of urgency, the ability to solve real-time supply issues, and close collaboration with Production, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse teams.

Key Responsibilities

Production Support & Material Execution

- Own day-to-day purchasing activities to support production schedules and prevent SMT/assembly line downtime

- Monitor ERP outputs, released BOM demand, and production schedules to proactively manage material availability

- Expedite critical materials and resolve shortages in real time

- Maintain visibility of high-risk or constrained electronic components, PCB fabrication, and outside services

Floor Partnership & Cross-Functional Alignment

- Partner with Production, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Warehouse teams

- Participate in production meetings to review shortages, schedule risk, and material priorities

- Serve as primary procurement contact for Operations

- Support Engineering with urgent builds, ECO-driven changes, and documentation updates

Supplier Performance & Accountability

- Hold suppliers accountable to delivery, quality, and documentation requirements

- Drive escalations and corrective actions if required

- Develop contingency sourcing plans and support alternate-source qualification with Engineering and Quality as needed

Inventory & Cost Control

- Balance inventory levels to support production while limiting excess and obsolete material

- Support cycle counts and inventory accuracy

- Identify cost-saving opportunities without creating material risk to production or customer requirements

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

- Identify recurring supply chain issues and implement solutions

- Improve material flow, supplier reliability, and shortage visibility

- Support process improvements that strengthen on-time delivery and execution discipline

Systems & Compliance

- Maintain accurate ERP / CETEC data, open PO status, and supplier promise dates

- Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and applicable quality-system expectations

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field

- 5+ years of manufacturing procurement experience

- Strong experience supporting production operations in electronics, PCB assembly, or other high-mix manufacturing environments

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong sense of urgency in fast-paced environments

- Ability to manage shortages, lead-time changes, and supply disruptions

- ERP experience; CETEC preferred.

- Strong communication, supplier-management, and problem-solving skills; collaborative and proactive problem-solving skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in electronics, PCB assembly, or AS9100 manufacturing environments

- Working knowledge of electronic components, PCB fabrication, and supplier documentation requirements.