Procurement Agent - Technical Purchasing

Procurement Agent - Technical Purchasing

Location: Rosemead, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — Onsite Mondays and Tuesdays and as needed

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 18 months
• Start: ASAP
• Pay Rate: $16.00–$40.36 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Days (1st Shift)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role focuses on Technical Purchasing, requiring the ability to negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with suppliers, and to prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of technical equipment, custom-engineered products, systems, software, or components. The position involves acquiring and maintaining an understanding of technology trends, market forces, cost trends, and supplier technology road maps, as well as reviewing purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organization policy, discussing defects and delivery problems with suppliers, and negotiating refunds. The role applies mastery of in-depth knowledge in one job family or broader expertise in most areas of a job function, and may act as a project manager for one or more short to mid-term projects with responsibilities for results in terms of costs, methods, and outcomes. It applies extensive technical expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines; challenges are atypical and require the regular use of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Key Responsibilities

Accountability

• Contributes to defining the direction for new processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with an impact on work group results.
• Directs involvement in tasks necessary for project execution. Identifies problems and solutions. Collaborates to establish project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.

Working Relationships

• Determines methods and procedures for new assignments and may coordinate activities of other team members. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables. Completed work is reviewed for achievement of desired results.
• As a project manager, resolves issues and ensures task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflicts with team members.

Decision Making / Impact

• Exercises judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action, which have a moderate Corporate impact or moderate to major departmental or business unit impact. Authority to negotiate to resolve differences. May make independent decisions when recommending appropriate scope and strategies.
• Guides the successful completion of major programs, projects, and objectives and may function in a project leadership role. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically fail to achieve major program/project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work.
• Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver the 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 are 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 a 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 information.

Required Skills

• Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work.
• Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver the 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 are 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 a subject matter expert in managed spend categories.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum of five years of experience supporting telecom, wireless, and/or carrier services categories.
• Strong knowledge of contracting and negotiating agreements for networking services.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

Major California electric utility delivering power to millions. Committed to reliable, clean energy, we serve a vast region spanning central, coastal, and Southern California. We're pioneers in sustainable energy solutions, reducing carbon emissions, and improving air quality. Join our diverse team of problem-solvers and contribute to a greener planet. We power California's future.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-06716

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