--- title: Sr. Buyer/Planner Components at Supermicro description: Supermicro is hiring for the Sr. Buyer/Planner Components role in San Jose, CA. Pays $115K–$145K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/sr-buyer-planner-components-at-supermicro-01a0e9e9-dcdc-73c4-af7a-d4d6cec7d21c date: 2026-11-15T13:33:14Z og_description: Join Supermicro as Sr. Buyer/Planner Components in San Jose, CA. Pays $115K–$145K per year. See the full description and apply. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/8shnix.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Supermicro](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/supermicro?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Jose, CA | | **Salary** | $115K/yr - $145K/yr | | **Posted** | Nov 15, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Supermicro sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 69 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Supermicro. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $80,000 – $110,000 a year (median $93,000). ## Description ## **Job Req ID: 28976** ## **About Supermicro:** Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.   ## **Job Summary:** Do you thrive in a fast-pace environment? Then Supermicro is looking for you to become part of our "Super Story". We are looking for committed individuals who can bring talent and experience in areas of purchasing, procurement, and inventory control. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and purchasing materials required for current and new products. This position will be based out of our headquarter in San Jose, CA. ## **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** **The Essential Duties include but not limited to following areas:** - Plan and purchase material requirements and ensure flow of materials for ongoing production as well as for new products in development. - Prepare, review, place department purchasing requisitions. - Manage entire cycle of purchase order as well as to ensure vendors receive the orders. - Maintain computerized purchasing records and paper filing. - Monitor progress against plan through regular reporting for on-time delivery, warehouse and assembly productivity, backlog, inventory accuracy, vendor performance. - Monitor and resolve production material shortages. - Manage supply chain partners including qualification of new suppliers, compliance with company sustainability policy, and ensuring delivery and quality performance targets are achieved. - Seek, partner and maintain relationships with reliable outside vendors and suppliers to manage purchase order based on demand. - Responsible and accountable for physical inventory control and accuracy. - Ensure regular auditing and root cause analysis to drive continual improvement and to document/implement corrective and preventative actions where needed. - Collaborate with department heads to generate weekly sales forecast. ## **Qualifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management (or Supply Management) or Electrical Engineering (EE) is a plus. - Familiarity with the IT materials environment, suppliers, and vendors, along with a demonstrated ability to develop and implement purchasing strategies. - Minimum of 8 years related to the electronic component, materials management, procurement and supply chain experience preferred. - Data modeling and analytics (e.g., Coursera), proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP), demand forecasting, and inventory management. - Strong communication for managing stakeholder relationships, problem-solving, and adaptability. - Ability to identify opportunities to increase accuracy and optimize resources develop/recommend/implement solutions. - Ability to grasp and understand overall business processes while being able to perform and validate the processes at the detail level - ERP Proficiency in high-level mastery of systems such as SAP (S/4HANA). - Ability to use Excel (VBA, Macro) or BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) to perform **Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)** modeling. - Crisis Management, able to have “Plan B” under high pressure. - Fluent written and verbal communication in English is required. ## **Salary Range** $115,000 - $145,000 The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs. ## **EEO Statement** Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. ## Skills - Enterprise Resource Planning - Inventory Control - Supply Management - Stakeholder Management - Vendor Performance Management - Analytics - Total Cost Of Ownership - Sustainability - Microsoft Excel - SAP S/4hana - Problem Solving - Planning - Backlog Management - Purchasing - Filing - Root Cause Analysis - Purchase Order Management - Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) - Supply Chain Management - Visual Basic For Applications - Continuous Improvement Process - Purchase Requisitioning - Crisis Management - Procurement - Supply Chain - Auditing - Infor Supply Chain Management - English - Business Intelligence - Inventory Management - Data Modeling - InferMed MACRO Electronic Data Capture - Demand Forecasting - Electrical Engineering - Communication - SAP - Adaptability - Power BI - Sales ## Related - [More jobs at Supermicro](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/supermicro?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Operations & Administration jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/operations-and-administration?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Procurement & Sourcing jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/operations-and-administration/procurement-and-sourcing?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Buyer / Purchasing Agent jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/operations-and-administration/procurement-and-sourcing/buyer-purchasing-agent?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Direct Materials / Manufacturing Buyer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/operations-and-administration/procurement-and-sourcing/buyer-purchasing-agent/direct-materials-manufacturing-buyer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260506 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22606 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10940 jobs - [Supermicro](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/supermicro?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 405 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260506 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22606 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10940 jobs - [Supermicro](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/supermicro?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 405 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)