Purchasing Agent

About the role

Careers Purchasing Agent
Location: Sacramento, CA
Employment Type: Full-time
Wage Type: Hourly
Starting Salary: $27.07 $30.14

Responsibilities

• Negotiates pricing and other terms of purchase.
• Manage strategic suppliers w/> $10M and suppliers w/ filed activities.
• Obtain quotes for the following materials, procures materials, components, equipment, and services at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality and reliability of source.
• Expedite and ensure the timely receipt of materials.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and production to recommend new suppliers.
• Issues RFQs, analyzes proposals, and adjusts purchase orders in a timely manner.
• Maintain and develop methods of business simplification for the procurement function.
• Assist with the development of ISO documents for the purchasing function.
• Review material requirement planning on a regular basis.
• Execute and cancel pull ins, push outs and planned orders as prioritized.
• Review and ensure actions per disposition of ECOs.
• Maintain inventory levels per plan, perform data analysis and minimize excess and zero demand inventory.
• Provides input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues.
• Identify and read the applicable part specifications and engineering drawings.
• Utilizes knowledge of material types to communicate with engineers and suppliers.
• Provides feedback to engineering team for cost reduction efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, or related field.
• Proven experience as a purchasing agent or relevant role.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiating prices and terms and conditions.
• Knowledge of market research, data analysis and purchasing best practices.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and purchasing software.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Demonstrate expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities.
• Solve problems in straightforward situations and analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment.

Competencies

• Effective Communication
• Analytical Thinking
• Results Oriented
• Collaboration
• Constituent Orientation
• Presentation Skills
• Thoroughness
• Business Acumen
• Conflict Management
• Personal Integrity