# Tactical buyer

**Company:** [ASML](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-companies/asml)
**Location:** Shanghai, China
**Work mode:** On-site
**Seniority:** Mid
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Category:** Supply Chain
**Listed:** 2026-11-03

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## What you'll do

- Manage suppliers operationally
- Manage stakeholders at ASML
- Build sustainable supplier relationships
- Provide performance and planning reports
- Translate business needs to suppliers

## What you need

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain or business
- 2-5 yrs’ procurement or sourcing experience
- Experience with price negotiation and supplier contracting
- Supplier relationship management experience
- Supply chain process knowledge

## Job description

### **Introduction to the job**

You will independently manage the operational procurement process for multiple suppliers and Sourcing Lead. To prepare and oversee supplier negotiations including tactics, spend base analysis, script, dry-run and orchestrating stakeholders involved as well as all contract details. Your focus is on operational execution and timely availability of required materials within boundary conditions. Next, is to manage day-to-day contact with our suppliers (including owning agenda of interactions) and track all communication for full transparency.

  

### **Role and responsibilities**

• (Operationally) manage suppliers

• Actively manage your stakeholders at ASML

• Build, maintain and extend a sustainable relationship within Procurement, Logistics, Suppliers and Engineers

• Support in solving issues and development needs

• Translate business and improvements needs towards suppliers

• Provide reports on performance and planning

  

### **Education and experience**

A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in the direction of Supply Chain Management, (International) Business, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Finance. Experience You have 2-5 years’ experience in a procurement / sourcing or commercial (related) role, ideally in a technology intensive industry. It is also considered a pre when affinity with one or more where technical affinity is key;

• Experience with R2P

• Experience in price negotiation

• Experience with TCO

• Experience with Supplier Relationship Management

• Experience with new product introduction

• Experience with supplier contracting

• Experience with supply chain processes

• Commercial experience (E.g. sales)

  

### **Skills**

General:

\* Ability to identify and structure opportunities independently

\* Excellent professional communication in English

Result-oriented skills:

\* Assertive, proactive problem solving skills and driving improvements

\* Ensuring accountability

\* Strong planning and alignment skills

\* Ability to deal with resistance and organizational changes

Social and communication skills:

\* Stakeholder management

\* Customer focus

\* Persuasion skills

\* Collaboration; team player orientation

\* Able to manage ambiguity

\* Resilience

\* Time / priority management skill

Diversity & Inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

  

### **Other information**

  

### **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.

  

Need to know more about applying for a job at ASML? Read our [frequently asked questions](https://www.asml.com/en/careers#FAQ).

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