NEW! - Procurement Specialist

We have an immediate opportunity for a Procurement Specialist in the Los Angeles area. This is a hybrid position requiring in office Monday and Tuesdays.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Ability to negotiate terms, discount volume and long-term contract with suppliers
Ability to process requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of technical equipment, custom engineered products, systems, software or components
Review and negotiate company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work
Ability to understand and apply business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analyst, etc..)
Position requires maintaining understanding of technology trends, market, cost trends and technology road maps
Previous experience reviewing purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organization policy and discusses defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiates refunds
Must be comfortable stepping into a project manager role for one or more short to mid-term project with responsibilities in terms of cost, method and outcomes
Experience maintaining moderately complex purchase orders and change orders
When in a project manager role, can resolve issues and ensure task completion by establishing priorities and resolving conflict with team members
Ability to identify problems and solutions while collaborating to establish project objectives, timelines, risk, milestones, deliverable and budgets
Comfortable making decisions while exercising judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action, which may have moderate corporate impact or moderate to major departmental or business unit impart
Ability to determine methods and procedures on new assignments which may require coordinating activities of other team members
Develop and maintain Outline Agreements, Source Lists, and monitor PO Automation for multiple categories
Excellent communication as you will be required to engage with multiple managers and leaders
Aids in training peers and other stakeholders on the procurement process
Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Five plus years in negotiating and purchasing supporting telecom, wireless, and/or carrier services
Strong knowledge of contracting and negotiating agreements for networking services
Experience using Ariba and SAP Software in purchasing environment in addition to ECC for materials management desired
One to three years’ experience in a supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with customers and suppliers and gather client requirements and negotiate their support requirements
Proficient with MS Office Suite to include Excel.
Excellent oral and written communications skills while maintaining confidentiality

Upon a conditional job offer, a drug test and background check will be required.

Compensation based on experience.

$35-$40.36/hr

(Vendor, Contract, Negotiation, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Utilities, Procurement)