Buyer (ONSITE)

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits and 401K are provided

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks an onsite Buyer for a contract opportunity in Santa Clara, CA. Responsibilities include negotiating pricing, quoting materials, and expediting orders while coordinating with engineering and manufacturing teams to keep inventory at planned levels.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of procurement experience, with SAP/SCV/ARIBA software proficiency and strong communication, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills to support a major semiconductor client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 2+ years of procurement/purchasing experience.
• Data analysis, inventory management, procurement processes, and supply chain technologies.
• Procurement software skills such as SAP/SCV/ARIBA.
• Effective communication, negotiation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of supply chain processes and purchasing strategies.
• Knowledge of inventory management and logistics.
• Familiarity with contract management and vendor relations.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing and terms of purchase under supervision; manage non-strategic suppliers.
• Quote materials; procure materials, components, equipment and services at lowest cost while ensuring quality and reliability.
• Expedite and ensure timely receipt of materials.
• Lead purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering to maintain inventory at planned levels.
• Follow-up on orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain records; negotiate vendor contracts when appropriate.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Inventory management

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

SAP/SCV/ARIBA

Job description

Buyer (ONSITE) needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh Staffing’s client working in Santa Clara, CA.

• Pay Rate: $30-35/hr
• ONSITE

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Negotiates pricing and other terms of purchase under supervision. Manage none strategic suppliers (none QFM) $5M.
• Quotes materials; procures materials, components, equipment and services at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
• Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of materials.

Works with engineering and MPM or SCM to recommend new suppliers. Issues RFQs, analyzes proposals, negotiates prices and delivery, issues and/or adjusts purchase orders in a timely manner.

• Follows-up on orders, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records. Negotiates vendor contracts, as appropriate. Follows purchasing business processes.
• Leads purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels.
• Leads problem resolution for material related accounting and receiving issues
• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years of procurement/purchasing experience
• Data analysis, inventory management, procurement processes, and supply chain technologies
• Procurement software skills such as: SAP/SCV/ARIBA
• Effective communication, negotiation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of supply chain processes and purchasing strategies.
• Knowledge of inventory management and logistics.
• Familiarity with contract management and vendor relations.

What’s In It For You:

• This is a unique opportunity to support our client; one of the area’s largest semiconductor manufacturing companies. Medical benefits and 401K are available.

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

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Estimated Min Rate: $30.00

Estimated Max Rate: $35.00