Russell Tobin's client, a leading global Biotechnology company, is looking for a Direct Procurement Buyer in Vacaville, CA 95688
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Duration: 5+ months with possible extension
Pay rate: $37-39.00/hr on W2
JOB SUMMARY:
Key job responsibilities (Duties):
Responsibilities:
- Ensure relevant Procurement Master Data is maintained in SAP for accurate MRP calculations and effective PO creation.
- Support Category Manager and Strategic Buyers in implementing supply strategies.
- Resolve invoice queries in cooperation with Accounts Payable.
- Align with category strategy and sourcing instructions to meet site-specific stakeholder requirements.
- Lead communication of status, progress, and action plans with site and global stakeholders.
- Oversee strategic purchasing of materials, ensuring compliance with cost, delivery, and quality standards.
- Conduct RFx processes and negotiate with suppliers (local, regional, global) according to global category strategy.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories in alignment with global category strategy.
- Monitor compliance and lead actions to prevent performance issues, ensuring the supply of direct materials.
- Manage vendor performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and compliance issues.
- Resolve vendor returns (RMA, Cost Recovery, Replacements) and manage AP inquiries.
- Drive cost optimization projects to improve operational efficiency and reduce material costs.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure transparent communication on procurement activities.
- Address site/region requirements for materials, aligning activities with global category strategy.
- Perform benchmarking of supplier and product portfolios to maintain competitiveness.
- Lead and support local, regional, and global projects, coordinating the implementation of strategies.
- Ensure compliance with local and global policies, procedures, and standards.
- Meet KPIs and targets without impacting production.
Skills and Competencies:
- Purchasing Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of standard concepts and practices in Purchasing.
- Technical Understanding: Ability to read and interpret documents such as material masters, material specifications, material drawings, and vendor certificates. Identify assembly versus components of an assembly.
- MRP Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of various MRP types and their impact on inventory levels.
- Communication Skills: Ability to write routine correspondence with vendors and accurately describe technical or material master discrepancies.
- Numerical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions and deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Education and Experience:
- Experience:
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in buying/planning aspects of an integrated ERP environment, preferably with SAP.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Purchasing and Vendor Management.
- Supply Chain or Material Management experience, with spare parts knowledge a plus.
- Education:
- Associates degree preferred or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits that Russell Tobin offers:
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
