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Job Description

Job Description

POSITION IS A 3 MONTH CONTRACT ROLE TO START COULD POTENTIALLY BE EXTENDED LONGER!

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high volume of purchasing transactions on a daily basis.
• Proactively and assertively negotiate with suppliers for anything from commodities to shipping terms to avoid excess cost and purchase price variance.
• Manage Past Due deliveries, Pull-ins, Push-outs, and Cancellations on a daily basis.
• Identify risk parts and escalate to management.
• Execute MRP actions consistent with purchasing policies.
• Quickly resolve nonconforming material with suppliers, customers, and internal Quality and Engineering teams.
• Work with Accounting to resolve discrepancies.
• Reconcile open order reports.
• Ensure system updates, such as material lead times, are accurate.
• Prepare RFQs as required.
• Support programs as assigned from Planning, Strategic Supply Chain, and Supplier Quality.
• Send automated requirements out weekly to all relevant Target Suppliers.
• Follow through with purchasing-related workflows and metrics.
• Review excess material and dispositions on a monthly basis.
• Action non-conforming material (MRB) on a weekly basis.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of successful direct procurement experience in a fast-paced environment of an electronics contract manufacturing company.
• Ability to work effectively and accurately under pressure.
• Skilled in purchasing tasks within ERP/MRP systems such as Manex and Spotlight.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Cross-functional team player.
• Ability to prioritize tasks to ensure critical tasks are completed first while allowing all other activities to be completed in a timely manner.
• Proactive approach, assessing what needs to be done and taking the initiative.
• Negotiation experience and comfort to negotiate with the supply base.
• Excellent communication skills, clear in verbal communications, ensuring written communications are professional, thorough, accurate, and timely.

Work Environment

The role is based onsite, providing the potential for contract-to-hire with access on a month-to-month basis

This is a Contract position based out of Morgan Hill, CA.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Morgan Hill,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on ziprecruiter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.