Company Overview

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Senior Sourcing Specialist

Job Purpose

The Senior Sourcing Specialist is responsible for executing strategy & implementation plans relating to supply chain performance for the Sourcing Team.


Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of purchasing, sourcing, and relationship maintenance with MACOM's supply base for direct materials.
• Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders, and requests for quotes to suppliers.
• Expedite the delivery of purchased items to meet customer-required delivery schedules.
• Work diligently with Engineering and NPI teams to develop mechanisms that will improve quality, provide realistic schedules, standardize processes, and reduce costs.
• Evaluate the supply chain risk and develop alternative sources to ensure the smooth flow of goods and services to support the business needs.
• Responsible for observing good business practices, protecting the interests of the company, and buying at the best possible price consistent with time, quality, and quantity requirements.
• Comply with MACOM's purchasing policies and procedures.

Key Competencies Required

• Work under minimal supervision with the demonstrated ability to establish priorities, plan workload, and establish commitment to task completion.
• Willingness to make decisions without hesitation and get things done in a timely fashion with a sense of urgency.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, to develop positive working relationships internally and externally.
• Comfortable multi-tasking and able to deliver results under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Travel as required (~ 20%)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, management or equivalent required. MBA degree preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Minimum 5 years of purchasing experience in high tech. engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Strong computer literacy, particularly in MS Office and SAP.
• Experience with complex bills of materials.
  

EEO

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military obligations, or membership in any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.