NPI Buyer / Planner

497491 Morgan Hill, California, United States NxEdge Engineering Supply Chain Full-Time/Regular Title: NPI Buyer / Planner Position Type: Full-Time/Regular Division: NxEdge Department: Engineering Location: NxEdge - Morgan Hill Job Summary & Job Duties The NPI Buyer Planner is the end-to-end commercial execution partner for New Product Introduction. The role facilitates quoting in parallel with engineering and operations, converts awarded opportunities into executable supply and production plans, and maintains ownership through first-article approval, production readiness, and stable handoff to the sustaining materials organization. This role reduces quoting and launch cycle time by creating a single point of accountability for supplier pricing, raw material, outside services, planning parameters, purchase-order readiness, and cross-functional follow-through. The position is expected to work at the point of use with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Program Management, suppliers, and site Operations. Salary Range - 104K - 110K DOE Minimum Qualifications Quoting facilitation: Coordinate the supply-chain workstream for every assigned NPI quote, maintain due dates, surface assumptions, and ensure supplier and planning inputs are complete before quotation release. Supplier and OSP sourcing: Issue RFQs, evaluate responses, clarify scope, compare total landed cost and lead time, identify qualified alternatives, and secure documented pricing for raw material, outsourced machining, and special processes. Quote governance: Maintain the assigned quote queue, aging, status, commitments, supplier dependencies, risks, and decisions so Sales, Engineering, and Operations have one current view. Planning and launch readiness: Translate quote assumptions into material requirements, planning dates, purchasing actions, and recovery plans aligned to prototype, first-article, qualification, and production milestones. Supplier execution: Place and manage authorized purchase orders; confirm acknowledgements; expedite critical items; reconcile open orders; resolve quantity, delivery, price, and documentation discrepancies. Cross-functional coordination: Run or support quote and launch reviews with Sales, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance; document actions, owners, and due dates. Product-realization control: Monitor the end-to-end material and supplier path until the product is manufacturable, inspectable, deliverable, and ready for stable production. Data and ERP discipline: Maintain accurate supplier, price, lead-time, MOQ, source, purchasing, and planning data in Epicor and approved tracking systems; support MRP and purchasing-suggestion accuracy. Risk management: Identify long-lead material, single-source exposure, supplier capacity, yield, tooling, revision, and OSP risks early; develop mitigation options and escalate decisions promptly. Continuous improvement: Standardize RFQ packages, supplier quote templates, routing/cost inputs, handoffs, reason codes, and launch checklists; help create reusable family pricing and sourcing knowledge. Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant manufacturing experience. 3+ years of experience in buying, planning, sourcing, production control, NPI, program execution, or a related manufacturing role. Working knowledge of RFQs, purchase orders, MRP, BOMs, routings, lead-time planning, supplier management, and make/buy decisions. Ability to interpret manufacturing drawings, specifications, revisions, and basic process requirements sufficiently to source and plan work with Engineering support. Experience coordinating raw material, machining, and outside special processes in a deadline-driven environment. Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Excel; experience with Epicor is preferred. Demonstrated ability to organize multiple priorities, drive closure across functions, and communicate risks clearly Prefer…

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