Procurement Coordinator

Junior Buyer / Procurement

Camarillo, CA

Temp-Hire

$65k-$85k / year

SUMMARY

The Procurement Coordinator contributes to the efficient operations by coordinating and delivering a diverse range of procurement initiatives and activities across the growing organization.

The Procurement Coordinator's primary responsibility is to oversee the purchasing of materials for the organization in support of the supply chain process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage routine and impromptu purchase from vendors, preparing purchase orders, purchase requests, purchase history, and vendor information.
• Monitor inventory and manufacturing orders to ensure vital inventory is in stock.
• Negotiate with vendors to achieve most favorable pricing and terms.
• Act as point of contact for vendors and the Company.
• Communicate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Accounting departments to ensure materials and supplies are ordered and delivered on time with sufficient quality to be released to production.
• Communicate with accounting to ensure that invoices are paid and that any discrepancies are resolved.

Qualifications, Education & Experience

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required to successfully function in this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other related degree from an accredited university. Certificate in Production and Inventory Management is a plus.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills in the English language, be able to write correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and employees of the organization.
• Strong computer skills are critical to this role. Must be comfortable with MS Office Suite, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Must be comfortable building spreadsheets and organizing and presenting data, using pivot tables, building formulas, etc.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide and have a high level of accuracy working with numbers including whole numbers, decimals, and common fractions.

Must be able to understand various units of measurement.

Manufacturing Experience Required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status.

We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.