Buyer

Kelly Services; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Transit spending account

Paid holidays

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking an experienced Commodity Buyer to support procurement activities and build a contract database with vendor information. The role focuses on indirect goods, especially IT products and services, in a hybrid Austin, TX setting.

You will manage POs, maintain SAP Ariba files, analyze quotes, negotiate with suppliers, and prepare purchasing reports. Strong Excel skills and knowledge of purchasing practices are essential, with collaboration across internal and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least four years of directly related work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five years of purchasing experience; eight years preferred.
• Experience purchasing indirect goods, such as office furniture, software, and IT products.
• SAP Ariba experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create and use pivot tables.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of standard purchasing practices, bills of materials, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Procurement team with purchase order activities and projects.
• Create and maintain a contract database for vendors and related agreements.
• Manage and maintain SAP Ariba files.
• Analyze and communicate vendor quotes, parts lists, reports, and other purchasing data.
• Obtain, evaluate, and negotiate supplier bids related to price, delivery, quality, and terms.
• Manage open orders to maximize supplier performance.
• Evaluate supplier performance using established rating methods.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Prepare purchasing reports, statistics, and strategies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years related experience

Tools

SAP Ariba

Pivot tables in Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Commodity Buyer

We are seeking an experienced Commodity Buyer to support procurement activities and help develop a comprehensive contract database containing vendor information and related details. Experience purchasing indirect goods—especially IT products and services—is highly valued.

Location: Austin TX

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Procurement team with purchase order activities and projects.
• Create and maintain a contract database for vendors and related agreements.
• Manage and maintain SAP Ariba files.
• Analyze and communicate vendor quotes, parts lists, reports, and other purchasing data.
• Obtain, evaluate, and negotiate supplier bids related to price, delivery, quality, and terms.
• Manage open orders to maximize supplier performance.
• Evaluate supplier performance using established rating methods.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Prepare purchasing reports, statistics, and strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or at least four years of directly related work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five years of purchasing experience; eight years preferred.
• Experience purchasing indirect goods, such as office furniture, software, and IT products.
• SAP Ariba experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create and use pivot tables.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of standard purchasing practices, bills of materials, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience purchasing IT products and services.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Electronics industry experience at a minimum.
• Experience with supplier performance management and cost-reduction programs.

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid position requiring:

• Two days in the office
• Three days remote

Full-time, in-office attendance is required during the first few weeks of training.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• telemedicine
• term life
• whole life
• accident insurance
• critical illness
• a legal plan
• short-term disability
• retirement savings plan
• service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year)
• transit spending account
• paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan

Put your skills to work.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en ).

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affluent Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.