Procurement Engineers: Responsible for buying tooling and equipment requiring engineering expertise. Typical duties: Works with Design Centers and factories, and with worldwide capacity planning group to ensure needed tooling and equipment are available on time at the best price to support operations. Works with Suppliers as well as with Seagate Design Engineers, Process Engineers, Supplier Quality Engineers to resolve component technical issues, identify and follow-through on ways to reduce cost of piece parts, piece part tooling, identify ways to improve piece part quality. This applies to direct material, indirect material and process equipment. Materials Procurement: Responsible for activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement of materials, parts, components, equipment goods and services. Typical duties: Manages the day-to-day placement of purchase orders and ensures delivery of goods and services are in accordance with needs. Manages day-to-day relationships with suppliers. Coordinates purchasing activities with engineering and manufacturing departments to ensure that materials in the supply chain are available as scheduled and inventory are maintained at minimum acceptable levels. Responsible for sourcing items not covered by Commodity Management. Monitors the cost, schedule and performance aspects of contracts. Includes Buyers