• Vacaville, CA
  • $35–$36 Per Hour
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4 days ago

Job Description

Title: Buyer
ID: 26-04738
Location: Vacaville, CA (100% Fully Site-Based)
Duration: 06 Months Contract
Schedule: 5 days/week onsite in Vacaville



Description
  • Proactively manage the performance of raw material suppliers, to ensure the Material Requirement Plan can be realized.
  • Ensure relevant Procurement Master Data is available and maintained in SAP so the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) can be calculated reliably and the PO creation process can be as effective as possible. Support the category manager and strategic buyers to implement their supply strategies.
  • Cooperate closely with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice queries.

Responsibilities
  • Monitor & track supplier performance and feedback to strategic buyers and/or category managers
  • Support the implementation of supplier changes and other initiatives led by Central Category managers and Site Strategic Buyers
  • Collaborate with the broader procurement team to ensure all relevant material & vendor master data and outline agreements are available in SAP and are up to date
Manage all Level 2 vendor escalations, including but not limited to:
  • Expediting delivery confirmation dates that don't meet our MRP and production needs
  • MRP driven delivery date "Push Out” or "Pull In”
  • Late or missing PO confirmations
  • Pricing Discrepancies
  • Delivery and Shipping related issues and inquiries
  • Manage Vendor performance, driving improvements on time delivery, quality conformance, and other compliance issues
  • Manage and Resolve Vendor Returns (RMA, Cost Recovery, Replacements)
  • Perform regular open order review meeting with Vendors
  • Manage AP Inquiries (Invoice issues, etc..)
  • Support internal cross-functional stakeholders to onboard and approve new raw materials and supplier
  • Lead competitive bid process (per applicable policy) and/or execute RFx market interventions
  • Lead supplier negotiations for low value contracts with supplier
  • Train new joiners and junior colleagues
  • Supervise more junior colleagues in the team
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Education : Associates or Bachelor, Field of Study Business, Economics, Engineering, Procurement or Supply Chain

Skills
  • Customer service mindset and ability to manage several priorities simultaneously
  • Positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skill sets
  • Working knowledge of general business practices
  • Experience and knowledge of both Operational Procurement and Purchasing of Direct (Raw Materials) (e.g.Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order Process)
  • Conducting competitive bid processes
  • Experience of managing suppliers and carrying out low value negotiations
  • Able to persuade and influence suppliers to achieve best outcome for Lonza
  • Hands on experience of using SAP ERP in a purchasing/procurement role
  • Hands on experience of using Microsoft Office
  • Ideally APICS or equivalent MRP Planner certificate
  • Interview: Panel interview with peers, then interview with Hiring Manager
The hourly rate for this position is between $35.00 and $36 per hour.

Compensation:
Factors that may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate].

Benefits:
Sunrise offers ACA-compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.

Contact:
Sunny Rajput | sunny.r@sunrisesys.com | URL: www.sunrisesys.com

Numbers & Facts

LocationVacaville, CA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$35–$36 Per Hour
Company Size100 to 499 employees
Year Founded1990
Websitehttp://www.sunrisesys.com/

About Company

Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.

We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.

Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:

  • Business, management, and technical fields
  • Information technology consulting and software solutions.
  • Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
  • Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies

Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:

  • Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
  • Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
  • Data processing and data migration
  • Application re-engineering and platform migration
  • Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.

Skills

  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Biddingunmatched
  • Business Practicesunmatched
  • Category Managementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Economicsunmatched
  • Materials Planningunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Persuasion Skillsunmatched
  • Pricingunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Purchase Ordersunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP)unmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched

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