Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Location Buena Park, California 90620 Date Posted September 29, 2026 Job ID 15631 Employment Type Direct Hire

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Senior Buyer for an established manufacturing organization. This is a full-time, onsite position located in Buena Park, CA.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Senior Buyer will manage the acquisition of materials, components, tooling, outside processing, and services needed to support production and customer commitments. This position owns supplier sourcing, RFQ activity, negotiations, purchase order execution, delivery recovery, and supplier performance across assigned commodities. The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing procurement experience, commercial judgment, negotiation skills, and the ability to proactively manage suppliers while partnering across planning, operations, engineering, quality, and finance.

PERKS:

• Competitive salary of $90,000-$100,000, based on experience and qualifications

• Comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and health and flexible spending accounts

• 401(k) with company matching to support long-term financial goals

• Paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement opportunities

• Opportunity to own key supplier relationships and make a direct impact on cost, material availability, production continuity, and customer delivery

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and execute sourcing and purchasing strategies across assigned commodities, including materials, components, tooling, outside processing, production supplies, and services.

• Prepare and issue RFQs, analyze supplier proposals, and negotiate pricing, lead times, minimum order quantities, tooling, freight, payment terms, capacity, and other commercial conditions.

• Create and manage purchase orders within the ERP/MRP system, ensuring quantities, pricing, due dates, specifications, revisions, quality requirements, and applicable documentation are accurate.

• Monitor open orders and supplier commitments, proactively identify shortages and late deliveries, and drive expedites and recovery plans to protect production schedules and customer commitments.

• Evaluate supplier performance across delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost, and risk; identify and qualify alternate sources and lead supplier improvement or escalation efforts as needed.

• Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Receiving, and Finance to align purchasing priorities, resolve supplier or material issues, support new programs and production changes, and maintain accurate purchasing records.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment, including hands-on responsibility for RFQs, purchase orders, supplier negotiations, and delivery or quality issue resolution.

• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems, bills of material, drawings and specifications, inventory controls, lead times, and manufacturing material requirements.

• Strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate quotations, cost information, supplier performance, purchasing data, and sourcing alternatives.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and urgent material requirements while maintaining strong documentation, accuracy, supplier relationships, and cross-functional communication.

• Experience in complex, precision, or regulated manufacturing environments is preferred; familiarity with quality requirements, supplier controls, traceability, procurement compliance, and applicable export-control requirements is highly valued.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This position offers a salary range of $90,000-$100,000, based on experience and qualifications. The comprehensive benefits package may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; company-paid life and AD&D insurance; voluntary benefit options; health and flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) with company matching; paid time off; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement. Eligibility and plan terms apply.

HOW TO APPLY: For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.