Procurement Specialist

Procurement Agent Start: Immediate Duration: Through December 2027 W2 hourly Rate $40.00 + All benefits Location: Hybrid from Rosemead, onsite Mondays and Tuesdays as needed. DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Purchasing Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of technical equipment, custom engineered products, systems, software or components Acquires and maintains understanding of technology trends, market forces, cost trends and supplier technology road maps Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organization policy and discusses defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiates refunds Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver lowest total cost and cost savings strategies across the organization Negotiates contracts and reviews opportunities to reduce costs using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods Understands and applies business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analysis, etc.) to attain desired results Identifies and executes purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research Ensures that corporate procurement policy and procedure is being followed Develops and establishes category management in accordance with the overall best practices, procurement strategy, processes and procedures and ensures category management delivers against targets and objectives Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities, assessing current and future business processes for best work practice, as well as innovative procurement solutions that provide cost savings and process efficiencies for the organization Establishes strong business relationships with key business partners and clients across Operating Units and external organizations A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private Required Skills: Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver lowest total cost and cost savings strategies across the organization Negotiates contracts and reviews opportunities to reduce costs using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods Understands and applies business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analysis, etc.) to attain desired results Identifies and executes purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research Ensures that corporate procurement policy and procedure is being followed Develops and establishes category management in accordance with the overall best practices, procurement strategy, processes and procedures and ensures category management delivers against targets and objectives Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories DESIRED Minimum of five years of experience supporting telecom, wireless and/or carrier services categories. Strong knowledge contracting and negotiating agreements for networking services. #J-18808-Ljbffr Socket.dev