Experienced Buyer

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale—faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

Group/Division

KLA has manufacturing sites worldwide. The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation and Quality, builds our leading-edge technology. GOPS partners with KLA's global supply base and design engineering teams to develop new products, working continuously to build better, faster and more cost-efficient solutions.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Responsible for the daily supply chain management of Electrical Cabinets, Cable Assemblies, and Motion Components, including Galvos, Encoders, and Linear Guides. The role focuses on supplier execution, material availability, delivery performance, and resolving supply issues to support production and NPI needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage suppliers on a day-to-day basis, including open POs, delivery dates, shortages, and expedites.
• Ensure material availability according to production and project requirements.
• Monitor supplier OTD, lead times, capacity, and quality issues.
• Drive recovery plans for late or at-risk deliveries.
• Follow up on supplier commitments and escalate gaps when required.
• Coordinate Engineering changes, NPI requirements, and supplier readiness.
• Support qualification and implementation of alternative suppliers when needed.
• Work closely with Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Purchasing to resolve supply issues.
• Maintain accurate supplier and delivery status and communicate risks clearly to stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Planning, or Supplier Management.
• Experience managing suppliers, open POs, delivery commitments, shortages, and expedites.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, follow-up, and communication skills.
• Good analytical skills and proficiency with Excel and ERP systems.
• Fluent English, with the ability to work effectively with global suppliers and cross-functional teams.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Use of AI Statement 

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews—whether virtual or in person—is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.