Buyer

Buyer Position At Vishay Barry

Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH).

Vishay Barry is currently seeking applicants for a Buyer. The Buyer plays a key role in leading and supporting all purchasing activities at Vishay Barry. Reporting to the Planning Supervisor, this role is responsible for supplier management, sourcing goods and services, and ensuring uninterrupted material availability to support production goals. The Buyer partners closely with management, production, and internal departments to analyze demand, monitor inventory, and resolve material shortages while driving cost efficiency and supply chain excellence.

Job Location

Vishay Barry is located near the Massachusetts / Rhode Island border in the bustling town of Attleboro, MA. This position is on-site at our 40,000 sq. ft. facility, which houses 70 employees with 55 in manufacturing and 15 in support.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the creation, analysis, and release of purchase orders (POs) in the ERP system.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels for raw materials and consumables through effective ERP controls.
• Monitor supplier performance, escalating material shortage risks internally and externally while ensuring suppliers meet committed delivery dates.
• Support production goals by proactively resolving material shortages and ensuring adherence to financial and inventory targets.
• Apply FIFO inventory management practices to optimize material usage and replenishment.
• Collaborate with AP, Finance, and Management to ensure invoice accuracy and proper crediting.
• Drive cost savings through strategic sourcing, optimized purchasing, and leveraging Vishay's global buying power.
• Generate and maintain accurate purchasing reports, supplier records, and performance data.
• Identify and implement best practices in purchasing processes and tools; improve system usability and reporting visibility.

What You Will Bring Along

What We Can Offer You For Your Talent

Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally.

This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and / or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, this position is open only to applicants who qualify as "U.S. Persons" as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required.

It is the policy of Vishay to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Vishay is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact HR.Operations@Vishay.com.