Tactical Buyer

Job Mission

The Supplier Operations team is responsible for ensuring material availability at the right cost, quality, and time to support our customers. As our business continues to grow, we need to manage increasing production volumes, an expanding installed base, and greater supply chain complexity while continuously improving the way we work.

As a Tactical Buyer, you will support this mission by ensuring effective and efficient execution of operational procurement activities. You will manage supplier relationships, secure material availability, resolve procurement and supply issues, support cost reduction initiatives, and maintain accurate procurement and supplier data.

Job Description

In this role, you will independently manage operational procurement activities across multiple suppliers while partnering closely with Sourcing Leads and other internal stakeholders.

You will support and prepare supplier negotiations, including spend analysis, negotiation strategy, stakeholder alignment, and contract-related activities. A key focus of the role is ensuring the timely availability of materials while balancing cost, quality, and operational requirements.

You will also serve as a primary point of contact for assigned suppliers, managing day-to-day communication, tracking commitments, resolving issues, and ensuring transparency across stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operational relationship with assigned suppliers.
• Ensure timely material availability and proactively address supply risks or shortages.
• Partner closely with Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and other internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong, sustainable supplier relationships.
• Prepare for and support supplier negotiations, including spend analysis, negotiation strategy, and stakeholder alignment.
• Identify and resolve operational procurement and supplier performance issues.
• Translate business requirements and improvement opportunities into clear supplier actions.
• Drive cost reduction and cost-efficiency opportunities.
• Monitor supplier performance and provide reporting on performance, risks, and planning.
• Support continuous improvement across procurement and supply chain processes.
• Maintain accurate procurement and supplier master data.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or a related commercial role, preferably within a technology-intensive or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with SAP or another ERP system.
• Experience supporting or leading supplier and price negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage suppliers and work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Requisition-to-Pay (R2P) processes
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Supplier Relationship Management
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Supplier contracting
• Supply chain and procurement processes
• Commercial or sales experience

Personal Skills

• Strong professional communication skills.
• Ability to identify, structure, and independently drive opportunities and improvements.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Strong planning, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to take ownership and drive accountability.
• Comfortable working through resistance, competing priorities, and organizational change.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build effective relationships across suppliers and internal teams.
• Results-oriented with a strong focus on execution and continuous improvement.

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently: $58,000-107,000

The current base annual hourly range for this role is currently:

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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