Buyer-Planner Lead: Direct/Indirect Sourcing – Irvine Onsite

Talentify; Irvine (CA); Vor Ort; USD 47.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hosp

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth post-tax

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick)

Zusammenfassung

Talentify is seeking a Buyer-Planner in Irvine, CA to coordinate all sourcing facets for direct and indirect materials, services, and NRO equipment. This role involves pricing, negotiations, long-term contracts, and ensuring on-time delivery to support build plans and forecasts.

Expect 5–8 years in strategic sourcing with a background in medical devices or pharmaceuticals, plus a Bachelor's degree. On-site work hours 8:30–5:00 with potential overtime.

Qualifikationen

• 5–8 years of strategic sourcing/procurement experience with direct or indirect materials.
• Industry experience in medical devices or pharmaceuticals.
• Understanding of procurement processes including spend analysis, RFI/RFP processes, stakeholder management, negotiations, and contracting.
• Ability to demonstrate strong knowledge of category management framework and proven experience in creating category strategies.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.

Aufgaben

• Lead direct and indirect purchasing of parts, supplies, services, and equipment procurement across the company.
• Drive initiatives to reduce inventory levels and lower material costs.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers while maintaining efficient PO output.
• Manage material flow issues to meet business demands.
• Execute supply chain strategy at a tactical level for all parts.
• Establish category procurement strategy to ensure supply continuity and inflation mitigation.
• Build relationships with Business Unit heads to support sourcing initiatives.
• Mitigate supply continuity risks by partnering with vendors and stakeholders.
• Drive capacity expansion with suppliers by assessing financial health and capacity.
• Lead inflation mitigation projects via RFPs, cost models, benchmarking.
• Lead supplier scorecard reviews and address performance and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with suppliers to address non-conformance and underperformance issues.

Kenntnisse

Procurement

Purchasing

Negotiation

Inventory management

Supply chain management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

MRP

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Talentify is seeking a Buyer-Planner in Irvine, CA to coordinate all sourcing facets for direct and indirect materials, services, and NRO equipment. This role involves pricing, negotiations, long-term contracts, and ensuring on-time delivery to support build plans and forecasts.

Expect 5–8 years in strategic sourcing with a background in medical devices or pharmaceuticals, plus a Bachelor's degree. On-site work hours 8:30–5:00 with potential overtime.