Buyer (Onsite)

Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited; Fresno (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited seeks a procurement professional in Fresno to lead supply chain activities across sourcing and negotiating with vendors. The role emphasizes turning data into actionable insights and ensuring cost-effective delivery of goods.

You will manage end-to-end procurement, optimize pricing and terms, and coordinate with internal teams to meet ISO-like expectations. A 4-year degree or equivalent procurement experience is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant procurement/buyer experience.
• Thorough understanding of ERP and MRP systems.
• Expert in converting large data sets into actionable items using Excel, data structures and data mining.
• 4-year degree or relevant experience in supply chain/procurement.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement process from order placement to delivery.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for products, vendors, and projects.
• Ensure pricing/terms align with existing products.
• Manage and negotiate supplier lead-times to minimize liability and maximize flexibility.
• Perform strategic sourcing decisions in domestic and international markets.
• Vet potential suppliers and award new products.
• Document vendor performance and compliance (on-time delivery, quality defects, chargebacks, RTVs).
• Participate in complex sourcing, costing initiatives and ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Data mining

ERP systems

MRP

Education

4-year degree or relevant experience

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

Job description

Supply Chain Management

• Managing the procurement process from order placement to delivery.
• Managing pricing and terms for all products for assigned commodities, vendors, and projects.
• Ensuring that pricing and terms for new products are sensical and in-line with similar existing products.
• Managing and negotiating product and vendor lead-times to minimize company liabilities and secure maximum flexibility in the supply chain.

Sourcing

• Analyze and differentiate between vendors to make strategic sourcing decisions in both domestic and international markets.
• Vetting potential suppliers for resourcing and/or new products.
• Applying commercial concepts and analysis to awarding new product to vendors.

Compliance & Documentation

• Work with internal colleagues to ensure the supply chain meets ISO, IATF, and customer requirements consistently.
• Work with internal colleagues to document and record vendor performance in areas such as on-time delivery, quality defects, chargebacks, and RTVs.

Other

• Routinely participates in complex sourcing, strategy and costing initiatives.
• Routinely participates in ad hoc commercial analysis and discussions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience that would lead to 1) successful development and use of the skills typical of a Buyer and 2) skillsets to handle the job responsibilities outlined above.
• Thoroughly understands ERP and MRP systems and the range of inputs and range of outputs that can occur, and the reasons why.
• An expert at converting large data sets into action items, whether it is in preparation for vendor meetings or a PO. This includes being an expert at Excel, data structure, and data mining.
• A commercial mindset for the range of outcomes and technical issues that need to be managed to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of product.
• Attention to detail, well organized, good communications, problem solving, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• 4-year degree or relevant experience (supply chain/procurement)

Pay range is 75K to 85k DOE

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