Supply Chain Specialist II

Job Title: Supply Chain Specialist II

Location(s): Milpitas, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $70,000 - $84,000

About this position :

As a Supply Chain Specialist, you will be responsible for optimizing the end-to-end supply chain process, ensuring efficient inventory management, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and customers. You'll collaborate with various departments to streamline operations and drive continuous improvement in the supply chain.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for inventory planning, materials requirement planning (MRP), and work scheduling.
• Responsible for pricing control, statistical analysis, and database management.
• Provides arrangements for global transportation.
• Coordinates and communicates with sales, related departments, and customers.
• Performs and completes any other tasks and/or projects as assigned

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's (B.A./B.S.) degree required in Business Administration, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-3 years of related experience within supply chain operations.
• Good knowledge and understanding of supply chain operations, procurement, and/or management.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) systems (preferably SAP Material Management [MM] and PP Integration).
• Knowledge and understanding of computer and related components.
• Knowledge and understanding of database concepts.
• Good analytical skills with competency for data analysis and analytical dashboards.
• Ability and competency to manage and complete multiple projects with changing circumstances, workload, priorities, and deadlines with quality results.
• Good ability and competency for self-initiative, motivation, confidence, accuracy, technical/detail orientation, be a team player, and with a "can do" attitude.
• Proficiency and skill with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Good time management, organizational, prioritization skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with oral presentation skills.
• Team building and collaboration skills.

Benefits :

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program - once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand's #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.