Senior Buyer

Advance Services
Morgan Hill, CA
$35 an hour
Full-time

Senior Buyer

As a Senior Buyer you will prepare bid specifications, requests for commodities, services, and proposals in Morgan Hill, CA

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Business or equivalent

are required.

  • Administrative skills & computer literacy are required.
  • At least five years of experience is required in procurement

Job Responsibilities :

  • Prepares detailed bid specifications, requests for quotations for commodities and services, requests for proposals for commodities and services, and purchase orders.
  • Identify varied sources of commodities and services, evaluates bids, awards contracts, and purchase orders, develops standards for new products or services, maintains contact with vendors, and maintains comprehensive descriptions of available products and current prices.
  • Identify and select vendors to procure materials and / or equipment etc. to meet criteria of price, quality, quantity, availability, and delivery dates and place orders.
  • Verify data accuracy (parts numbers, BOMs, MOQ, lead time, standard costs, etc.) in MRP; report problems to appropriate parties.
  • Monitor aged inventory and provide weekly reports and data analysis to reduce excess inventory.
  • Drive to improve inventory turns by having quick execution on MRB and quick returns on RTV.
  • Drive Gross Margin Improvements through contract price negotiations, rework cost, and minimizing expediting cost and purchase price variance.
  • Responsible for materials lead time reduction by getting suppliers to improve cycle time, negotiating on hedges and manufacturing and supply agreements.
  • Communicate with suppliers for early or delayed deliveries as required, drive suppliers to improve on-time delivery.
  • Perform supplier audits, suppliers’ selection, and ongoing rating.
  • Prepare KPI analysis and update weekly reports to improve supplier performance.

Salary : $67-76K / Annually

Shift : 1 st ; Monday Friday (Some Saturdays)

Hours : 7am 3 : 30pm

Why work for Advance Services, Inc.

  • Advance Services is for and about people; we are your employment specialists.
  • Enjoy our easy application process.
  • You NEVER pay a fee!
  • Weekly pay.
  • Fun Safety and attendance incentives.
  • Health Benefits to keep you and your family healthy.
  • Great Referral Incentives.
  • Advance Services partners with the top companies in the area!
  • 30+ days ago
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