Buyer /Procurement/Risk Management

San Francisco, CA

Hybrid

Contract

$41.5/hr - $45/hr

Exciting Buyer opportunity with an established firm.

This positions key responsibility is to ensure that funds are spent responsibly and in the best interest of the enterprise. This includes engaging with business partners on critical business requirements for purchase requests and performing best in class sourcing for the enterprise, leading in sourcing negotiations, bidding processes and vendor management, provide fair and equitable RFx award analysis and act as the key liaison for the business during implementation of purchase agreement terms.

Contract Duration: 4 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to formulating, affecting,interpreting, or implementing management policies or operating practices.

• Self-starter able to action against project deliverables with little supervision, drives forresults within timelines.

• Delivers best in class customer service (personable, adaptable, ambitious, patient,knowledgeable, organized).

• Collaborates across various teams including finance, accounting and IT.

• Team player who understands that the team must function as one voice.

• Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Data analytics evaluate and compare including risk analysis.

• Negotiation and Procurement skills and tools.

• Decision making and problem-solving skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Possible travel required.

• Office 365, Outlook and Oracle EBusiness.

• A Bachelors degree or equivalent experience is required minimum of 6+ years related experience.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Binds the company on significant purchases with consultation from management.

• Affects business operations to a substantial degree by financially committing thecompany to spend obligations on items including furniture, fixtures, IT hardware andsoftware, services, consulting services, supplies and promotional items.

• Conducts all sourcing/bidding/quoting/purchasing with integrity, transparency andaccountability.

• Awards purchase agreements using clear, justifiable and objective analysis.

• Manages sourcing projects ensuring compliance to policies and processes throughout.

• Responsible for collection of business requirements to ensure both lowest cost as well askey business requirements are met.

• Independently sources alternative vendors, qualifies vendors, monitors vendor qualityand negotiates pricing to ensure standards are met and the company receives the bestvalue.

• Tracks and reports on vendor trends, market fluctuations and supplierperformance

• Utilizes the benchmarking data to ensure vendor partners are in line withindustry pricing standards.

• Creates project timelines for all sourcing activities and manages to an on-time deliveryof RFx award.

• Creates and maintains process documentation for sourcing/bidding and procurementactivities, including but not limited to: RFx/Bidding/Sourcing, Purchase Requisition,Purchase Order, Purchase Order Receiving, Open Purchase Order Maintenance,Purchase Order Adjustments, Close of Purchase Order.

• Sets up and performs training sessions to ensure cross organizational understanding ofsourcing and procurement processes, policies, best in class procurement standards andthe client’s best in class MBE/WBE/DBE program requirements.

• Performs analytics and provide KPIs to management for review including but notlimited to: sourcing, bidding and procurement activities as well as Corporate SupplierDiversity Program management.

• Coordinates consistent delivery of reporting metrics to management for review.

• Collaborates with appropriate team members, business partners and vendors asappropriate to ensure sourcing and procurement activities support variousdepartmental and enterprise goals and objectives.

• Coordinates quarterly top 10 vendor business reviews with team and management.

• Transacts Purchase Agreements and other required contract documentation perpurchasing policy and processes.

• Serves as the go to person for sourcing and procurement activities, processes, trainingand relationship management to both internal customers and vendors.

• Assists team and management as needed with projects and process improvements.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Valerie Harrison

Specialization: Sales / Business Dev