Location:
Pomona, CA – Hybrid (2 days/week onsite)
Duration:
12-month contract (W2)
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Pay Rate:$28.00 – $32.00/hr
Position Summary
Our client, a leading utilities organisation, is seeking an Operational Procurement Specialist to support their Direct Materials procurement function. The successful candidate will execute purchase orders, change orders, and requests for proposals across multiple apparatus categories, while developing and maintaining outline agreements, source lists, and PO automation processes.
Responsibilities
- Execute Purchase Orders, Change Orders, and Requests for Proposals across multiple apparatus categories.
- Develop and maintain Outline Agreements and Source Lists; monitor PO Automation across apparatus categories.
- Lead procurement teams and manage the total procurement effort for assigned projects and programmes, including fact-finding, price and cost analysis, source selection, negotiations, and bidder briefings and debriefings.
- Lead on-site audits and supplier assessments to qualify, evaluate, and develop suppliers.
- Improve supplier performance by monitoring cost, quality, and schedule compliance; initiate and implement corrective actions; mediate conflicts and establish resolution with customers and suppliers.
- Manage procurement packages by developing a working knowledge of supplier-customer relationships and coordinating with other functional disciplines.
- Demonstrate knowledge of procurement ethics, legal principles, and protection of proprietary data by complying with company policies, procedures, and accepted business practices.
- Maintain contractual integrity by reviewing and incorporating appropriate state and federal regulations, contract flow-down requirements, and special terms and conditions.
- Develop other procurement team members by providing guidance on technical procurement issues.
- Foster productivity and continuous improvement; support corporate goals for small and small disadvantaged business utilisation.
Education & Experience
- Associate's Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Zero to three years of experience in negotiating and purchasing.
- Demonstrated ability to apply principles of financial analysis, activity-based costing, and supply chain methodology.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with customers and suppliers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge & Skills
- Proficiency (or ability to learn) Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with SAP ECC for materials management, purchase orders, change orders, and requisitions – desirable.
- Familiarity with Ariba – desirable.
- Good attention to detail.
- Ability to independently commit the company by planning and authorising purchase contracts and other procurement instruments within signatory authority.
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