Buyer, Procurement (Temporary)

We are seeking a Procurement Buyer for a contract/temp opportunity in Irvine, CA, within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. This role is a strong fit for a purchasing professional with 3 to 5 years of experience who enjoys supplier management, purchasing operations, inventory coordination, and cross-functional collaboration.
The Procurement Buyer will help ensure materials, components, and services are purchased accurately and delivered on time to support manufacturing, engineering, and operational needs. This is an excellent opportunity to join a regulated manufacturing environment where quality, communication, compliance, and teamwork are highly valued.
Candidates can expect a collaborative workplace with supportive leadership, strong partnerships across quality, engineering, accounting, and operations teams, and the potential for long-term career growth through the temp-to-hire structure.
Purchase goods, materials, components, and services to support manufacturing, engineering, and operational requirements.

• Obtain supplier quotations and negotiate pricing, delivery timelines, quality expectations, and purchasing terms.
• Prepare, process, and maintain purchase orders and purchasing documentation in NetSuite.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies, support supplier setup, and clarify payment terms.
• Coordinate engineering change order activities with suppliers, quality, and engineering teams.
• Monitor material availability, manage component supply levels, and coordinate returns of nonconforming materials.

• Contract/Temporary with temp-to-hire potential.
• Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

- For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E - Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf
We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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