Buying Professional 2

Infosoft, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 43,187 - 61,509; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Palo Alto is seeking a Buying Professional 2 to manage procurement tasks. This full-time position requires optional flexibility for early meetings and a solid understanding of SAP. Responsibilities include processing purchase requests and ensuring timely supply of materials. Join a dynamic team and contribute to the success of our Healthcare Diagnostics division.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP is mandatory.
• Familiarity with vendor/supplier relationship management.
• Understanding of procurement rules and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase requests and manage purchase orders.
• Ensure cost-efficient and on-time supply of materials.
• Maintain and update supplier master data in SAP.
• Contribute to cooperation with parties in the supply chain.

Skills

SAP experience

Vendor/supplier relationship management

Professional communication

Understanding of the PO process

Job description

Overview

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Base pay range

$38.00/hr - $38.00/hr

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Job details

Job Title: Buying Professional 2

Pay Rate: $38/Hr

Duration: 12 months

Shift - 7 AM to 4 PM (with occasional flexibility for early meetings)

This position is for the Healthcare Diagnostics division.

We are looking for a Buying Professional 2.

Responsibilities

• Processes purchase requests (depending on thresholds), adds necessary information (e.g., Commodity Code (ESN), INCOTERMS).
• Analyzes material availability, manages purchase orders, incl. tracking; checking of content, to ensure cost-efficient and on-time supply of materials according to demand.
• Takes care of compliance with the Procurement rules of the organisation and usage of the organisation's contract partners based on click4suppliers easy and FPL to ensure the usage of competitive Terms & Conditions and by that obtaining the highest feasible CNI.
• May maintain and update supplier master data (if mandated) in coordination with Regional Procurement in SAP; archive documents according to local regulations to keep the database always accurate and up to date.
• May generate savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent.
• Actively contributes to cooperation with all other parties involved, passing on all relevant information to improve the flow of material and value through the supply chain.
• Forwards systematically all relevant procurement-related project information (e.g., updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants up to date.
• SAP experience required.

Requirements

• SAP experience (required)
• Understanding of the PO process
• Vendor/supplier relationship management

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional communication
• Familiarity with shared drives
• Flexibility for occasional early meetings (e.g., 6 AM for global calls)

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Purchasing

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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