Sr Purchasing Specialist

This Taiwan-based purchasing role supports Lenovo’s server business and focuses primarily on mature, mass-production supply operations. You will manage assigned supplier supply, purchasing execution, and highly accurate supply data that supports factory production planning across Lenovo’s worldwide manufacturing network. The role works closely with suppliers and internal teams including GSM, procurement, Order Execution, and Customer Fulfillment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day supply management for assigned suppliers, maintaining sustainable supply for server and rack production while managing material availability, capacity, and supplier operational issues.
• Manage dynamic demand and supply requirements, monitoring PPN demand quantities, buffers, schedule changes, and other inputs to maintain accurate end-to-end supply visibility.
• Maintain high data accuracy and provide reliable supply commits, ensuring purchasing data supports factory production planning and downstream delivery commitments.
• Coordinate purchasing execution with GSM and buyer/procurement teams, including PO placement, supplier commitments, supply schedules, logistics, and related operational requirements.
• Evaluate material requirements and determine appropriate purchasing actions, distinguishing unique or new PN requirements from common parts already in mass production.
• Troubleshoot supply constraints with suppliers and GSM, coordinating with engineering, quality, cost, logistics, and other internal stakeholders to resolve gating issues.
• Manage inventory risks and changes, including excess or aging inventory arising from demand reductions, engineering changes, cancellations, or other demand fluctuations.
• Support supply readiness and continuity, establishing cross-functional checkpoints where needed for system PN, engineering, cost, and material readiness while keeping stakeholders informed of supply status.

Skills & Experience

Must-have

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply management, materials management, or a closely related supply-chain function.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with a high level of data accuracy and attention to detail. Accurate purchasing data is critical because factories use this information for production planning.
• Ability to manage daily operational priorities in an environment with significant purchasing volume and changing demand or supply conditions.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to progressively handle supply issues independently.
• Effective stakeholder and supplier communication skills, including the ability to work across procurement, Order Execution, Customer Fulfillment, factories, and external suppliers.
• Proficiency in Mandarin and working proficiency in English, reflecting regular communication with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and Lenovo’s worldwide factory network.
• Demonstrated learning agility and openness to working collaboratively in a global, cross-functional environment.

Good-to-have

• Experience supporting server, rack, electronics, PCBA, motherboard, switch board, or related hardware supply chains. The intake discussion identifies PCBA/board-related supply as relevant to the supplier scope.
• Experience managing suppliers or supply commitments in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with mass-production supply processes and material or inventory risk management.