Tactical Buyer (Indirect)

Introduction to the job

We are seeking a proactive and independent Indirect Procurement Tactical Buyer to strengthen our procurement organization. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of suppliers either a larger number of non‑critical suppliers autonomously or more complex, critical suppliers in close collaboration with Sourcing Leads. A key part of your scope will include supporting West Coast Facility Management operations and Development & Engineering (D&E) procurement needs, ensuring timely sourcing execution, strong supplier engagement, and alignment with regional and engineering requirements. You will work across the business to understand needs, resolve issues, and drive supplier performance and development in alignment with organizational goals. Operating with minimal supervision, you will play a vital role in improving supplier relationships, optimizing sourcing activities, and supporting the organization's long‑term strategic initiatives.

Role and responsibilities

Supplier & Relationship Management

• Manage a portfolio of non‑critical suppliers independently and support Sourcing Leads with critical suppliers.
  
• Build strong operational and tactical supplier relationships, translating business needs including those from Facility Management and D&E into actionable supplier development plans.
  
• Drive supplier performance improvements by developing KPI‑focused action plans and long‑term strategies.
  

Procurement & Sourcing Execution

• Lead the full requisition‑to‑pay process, ensuring accurate master data, process standardization, and efficient execution.
  
• Manage sourcing activities for non‑critical suppliers, including market investigations, tender preparation, and tender execution.
  
• Support Facility Management procurement needs (e.g., services, maintenance suppliers, site, and construction operations support) by executing sourcing events, maintaining supplier relationships, and managing service-level expectations.
  
• Support D&E procurement requirements by coordinating sourcing for prototypes, technical components, or project-based needs and ensuring timely supplier engagement aligned with engineering timelines.
  
• Contribute to the development and execution of supplier and category strategies, including Facility Management and D&E categories.
  
• Assist Sourcing Leads in preparing sourcing activities for critical or strategic suppliers.
  

Contract & Cost Management

• Independently negotiate single‑event contracts and pricing agreements for non‑critical suppliers across operational, facility, and engineering-related categories.
  
• Support the preparation and negotiation of framework agreements and master purchase agreements for critical suppliers.
  
• Conduct cost and pricing analyses, prepare negotiation proposals, and maintain active pricing strategies for assigned suppliers.
  

Business Reporting & Strategic Planning

• Maintain supplier performance updates and create supplier account plans for non‑critical suppliers.
  
• Provide regular reporting on supplier performance, risk, and KPI progress.
  
• Offer insights and recommendations to stakeholders in Operations, Facility Management, and D&E based on supplier performance and market trends.
  

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and drive process-improvement initiatives within procurement, Facility Management operations, and supplier interfaces.
  
• Promote and coach operational excellence practices, ensuring improvements are embedded both internally and at suppliers.
  

Education and experience

• Bachelors degree in related field or minimum of 4 years of experience in Procurement environment.
  

Skills

• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism.
  
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
  
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
  
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.
  
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.
  
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
  

Other information

• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.
  
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
  
• May require travel (specify domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs - specify percentage of travel.
  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
  
• Can learn and apply new information or skills.
  
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
  
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.
  
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
  
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
  
• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.
  
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.
  
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.
  
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.
  
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.
  

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:
$71,250-106,875

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company's 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US .

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Inclusion and diversity
ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: ASML-J-00333521

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-18T18:42:16