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Sanmina-SCI · San Jose, CA

# EDI/Agility Buyer

San Jose, California, United States $85,000 - $105,000 Supply Chain & Logistics 

Listed on Sanmina-SCI’s official careers site. Posted November 3, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Sanmina-SCI’s careers site →](https://jobs.sanmina.com/jobs/18358894-edi-slash-agility-buyer)

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## Job description

Description Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a global powerhouse in integrated manufacturing solutions serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. We are a global engine providing the end-to-end manufacturing backbone for the world's most essential and innovative brands. Whether it's autonomous vehicles, life-saving medical tech, next-gen aerospace, or AI/cloud infrastructure - our integrated solutions don’t just meet standards—they redefine them.

### What You’ll Do

Operate flexibility programs effectively by maintaining control metrics with required parameters and supporting the plant with its requirements. The employee is responsible for adding parts to the program, to improve the agility spend, as well as helping to validate that the Blanket POs are placed in a timely manner at the correct price, all based on the negotiations and direct dealing with the suppliers. In turn, the employee is in charge of negotiating prices, and terms to seek to add parts to the agility program in search of generating positive PPVs and obtaining the most beneficial inventory turns and terms for Sanmina.

The employee is responsible and leader for carrying out reviews with suppliers by Quarter that are within the Agility program and is the spokesperson for complaints, problems and supplier solutions. The Employee is responsible for ensuring that plant part numbers potentially identified to be added in the Agility program are correctly loaded with the correct attributes in Oracle, and maintained so when the information is released to the supplier the items contains the correct signal on a weekly basis.

### What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor degree and/or APIC certification
- 8+ years purchasing experience / supply chain related experience in procuring electronic and electro-mechanical components, raw materials, and other production supplies including demonstrated strong negotiation skills with all levels of suppliers and internal
- Interfacing with the Supply Chain organization and suppliers to increases participation in inventory management programs
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including V-lookup's and Pivot Tables. Power point, Word
- CM background with direct customer interface
- Good communication, writing skills and detail-oriented
- Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Skilled in coordinating and prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Able to function in a very fast paced environment and can adapt to changes.
- Teamwork and seek for continuous improvement.
- Decision maker
- Purchasing Process knowledge
- MRP Knowledge (Oracle desirable)
- Knowing ECOMPRAS (will be trained)
- Purchasing KPIs
- New buys execution, Weekly PO Reschedules (Pull, Push, Cancel, Reconfirm, RDL (Receiving discrepancies), Past due POs, MRB, RTV, AP issues (Credit holds with suppliers)
- ECO process / RoHS knowledge

### Agility Related Experience
- End-to-end implementation for items in all Agility programs (RTF, SMI, VCI, JIT)
- Run reports for all Agility programs (RTF, SMI, VCI, JIT)
- Review proposed agility candidates and implement vendor managed inventory options to increase agility participation
- Blanket PO releases maintenance (Quantity, Delivery date and Unit price according to Sanmina Global control items and customer control items)
- PPV (Price per Variance) control for items / BPOs with price change
- Supervision of weekly agility processes - EDI forecast reschedule
- Firm Release confirmations
- Forecast Response delivery commit review from vendors
- Monitor weekly Forecast Response and Exception report, taking action to improve the supplier response rate and catching critical supplier response that would drive material E&O due to MOQ or other anomalies
- Expedite critical items to pull in delivery date and supply related issues to the Agility program
- Agility Inventory Turns metric review
- Drive improved agility penetration thru additional vendors set-up, parts set-up with a goal of 35% to 45%
- Explain and sell the benefits of Agility to the Suppliers – possess a detailed knowledge of the process in order to provide a thorough description of the agility program at both a top management level and technical level within the supplier.
- Addendum upside demand flexibility % review with Regional Supply Chain team, apply and escalate with vendors and top management as required
- Support regional team on Agility - EDI Agreements and Addendums monthly / quarterly maintenance, including LT liability confirmation
- Agility process improvement
- Support to purchasing department related to specific Agility issues by customer
- Assist and work with Doc Control team on Agility item setup and maintenance in Oracle
- Support BPO creation and technical support
- Vendor Site setup as needed for Agility process via EDI or web Portal process (VCCS)
- Weekly agility processes (with Plant purchasing team) - EDI forecast reschedule
- Firm Release confirmations
- Forecast Response review
- Assist the EDI order change implementation
- Web Portal training mainly for internal users but agility related training for external users as well (useful reports, best practices)
- Monitor existing agility candidates for disengagement when demand or supplier support does not meet minimum requirements
- When customer push/ cancel the demand, work with vendors to confirm and negotiate materials' liability reduction to avoid excess exposure
- LTB (Last time buy) orders when items are removed from the program
- Demand component waterfall review by component for items with liability dispute calculation and clarification for high value claims
- Excess and Obsolete analysis Why

Join Us? At Sanmina, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $85,000 - $105,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

### Sanmina employees also receive benefits including

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Sanmina, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment. Sanmina provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that this position may require access to technology, software, or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws. All offers of employment are contingent on the applicant either 1) being a "U.S. Person," defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, or (iii) other protected individual, such as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158; or 2) being eligible to obtain a timely export control license or license exception from the applicable U.S. federal agency.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Nov 3, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 11, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 11, 2026
- Listed for: 8 days
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Pay: $85,000 - $105,000[Apply on Sanmina-SCI’s careers site →](https://jobs.sanmina.com/jobs/18358894-edi-slash-agility-buyer)

## Hiring at Sanmina-SCI
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- Tracked since: Nov 11, 2026

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