Procurement Specialist

Infotree Global Solutions; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in San Jose, California, is seeking a Recruiting Expert to lead procurement operations support for silicon programs. This role requires 5-10 years of experience in procurement or buying along with hands-on expertise in SAP tools and a graduate degree in a related field. Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, supporting supplier registrations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in material requirements. Candidates must possess knowledge of procurement best practices and supply chain principles.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of work experience in Procurement, Buying or Procurement Operations.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba, S4 HANA, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices and supply chain principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement operations support for silicon programs.
• Support transactional purchases and promote preferred buying channels.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules.

Skills

Procurement Operations

Negotiation

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Excel

Supply Chain Principles

Education

Graduate degree in Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

S4 HANA

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

A Recruiting Expert who can help you to find your "Dream Job"

Only GC or USC can apply

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement operations support for silicon programs and help navigate end-to-end procurement processes for direct materials, including supplier onboarding, purchase orders, supplier collaboration and supply chain visibility.
• Support transactional purchases and business process tasks in line with agreed service levels and promote preferred buying channels through to pay.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules for low risk / low dollar transactional spend.
• Partner with planning, logistics, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment on material requirements.
• Validate purchase requisition for accuracy, completion, required approvals and compliance with policy.
• Document and maintain SOPs, process documents and intranet pages.
• Support supplier registration process by proactively coordinating end-to-end and maintain supplier records and related documentation as current.
• Collaborate with cross-functional business process work-streams to resolve and reconcile issues.
• Collaborate with geographically distributed business process and application support teams to resolve technical issues and problems.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5-10 years of work experience, preferably in Procurement, Buying or Procurement Operations.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP Ariba, S4 HANA, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Graduate degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Finance, Business, or related field.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices and supply chain principles.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment preferred.