NPI-Buyer

Work Location: Villach, Austria

Work Model: On-site Flex

Requisition ID: 200977

Date Posted: 07/02/2026

The group you'll be a part of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

The impact you'll make

At Lam, as a Buyer, you play a pivotal role in our procurement process. You analyze purchase requirements and coordinate purchasing activities across departments to ensure timely and cost-effective acquisition of inventory. You'll support processing purchase requisitions as well as NPI (New Product Implementation), change orders, and quotes (RFQs) from suppliers. Engaging in cost analysis and volume planning within our enterprise-wide systems (ERPs), you negotiate for the best value and explore new supply sources for cost-saving. Your expertise ensures Lam's procurement remains efficient and competitive on a global scale. It is important for us to point out that this role is operative.

What you'll do

• Review, analyze and process purchase requisitions
• Process purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers
• Manage purchase order releases daily to meet demand requirements
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner
• Work with the suppliers on a daily basis to assure scheduled deliveries are met
• Understand, maintain weekly reports
• Develop and maintain key supplier relationships with day-to-day interface (peer level) to review open action items, suppliers performance to commitments of on time deliveries, future demand and future cost reductions forecasting

Who we're Looking For

• Commercial education - e.g. apprenticeship (LAP) or HAK
• Work experience in an industrial environment would be an asset but not a requirement
• Very good MS Office skills
• ERP/SAP skills preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and German

What we're offering

This position is subject to the Austrian Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Employees in the Metal Technology Industry in the occupation group D or E. A higher payment is negotiable depending on education, expertise and skills. The monthly salary is paid 14 times per year.

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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