Senior Buyer - manufacturing firm -San Diego - $89,210 to $133,810

divh2Senior Buyer/h2pLocation: San Diego, California/ppBase Salary: $89,210 to $133,810/ppIndustry: Manufacturing Production/ppJob Category: Materials Management - Supply Chain/ph3Job Description/h3pProcesses requisitions and provides support for purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation./ph3Responsibilities/h3ulliDeveloping improvement plans to support buyers and professionals related to response time, lean targets, quality, cost, logistics, development, and management to enable optimal and efficient operations./liliPerforming analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts./liliSupporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection./liliPerforming analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives./li/ulh3Skill Descriptors/h3ullistrongNegotiating:/strong Successfully completes significant negotiations, both internal and external./lilistrongVendor/Supplier Management:/strong Works with vendors to assure that products or services are delivered to time and quality specifications. Provides feedback on vendor performance to responsible contract administrators. Resolves routine issues or problems with vendors in organizations best interest. Identifies communications bottlenecks and recommends appropriate solutions. Builds effective working relationships with counterparts in vendor or suppliers organization./lilistrongCost Management:/strong Assists in predicting costs (e.g. overhead) when budgeting or business planning. Maintains records of actual expenditures that occur in daily business operations. Obtains approval of expenditures before purchasing and ensures they remain within an allocated budget. Cooperates with vendors, line managers and other stakeholders to implement cost management techniques. Operates cost management software during design, sourcing and production processes./lilistrongProcurement:/strong Knowledge of a specific procurement system to process routine purchase orders and payments as well as monitor the status and shipment of orders and maintains inspection records, photographs, and important documentation of procurement system. Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services./li/ulh3Desired Qualifications/h3ulliBusiness or Supply Chain degree, MBA preferred/lili2-5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain as a buyer/liliProficient in Microsoft Suite/li/ulpIf you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:/pullistrongMS WORD Resume/strong/lilistrongRequired compensation/strong/lilistrongContact information/strong/lilistrongAvailability/strong/li/ulpUpon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail./ppStephen Fleischner/ppstrongRecruiting Manager/strong/ppstrongINTERMEDIA GROUP, INC./strong/ppEMAIL: View email address on click.appcast.io/p/div