Purchasing Agent

Suna Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Suna Solutions, based in San Diego, is seeking a Purchasing Agent for a 6-month onsite contract. You will manage procurement activities, negotiate pricing, and ensure timely delivery of materials and services to support daily operations.

The role requires strong communication, attention to detail, and collaborative problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. Experience with ERP systems and MS Office is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience using ERP systems to manage procurement plans, activities and actions.
• Experience supporting multiple internal & external customers.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Prepare purchase orders for approval and suppliers submittal
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Onsite | 6-Month Contract | Telecommunications Industry

Join a growing telecommunications company as a Purchasing Agent! In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the timely procurement of goods, materials, components, and services that support daily business operations. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to manage purchasing activities, negotiate pricing, resolve supply chain issues, and maintain compliance with company procurement policies. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented purchasing professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Prepare purchase orders for approval and suppliers submittal
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience using ERP systems to manage procurement plans, activities and actions.
• Experience supporting multiple internal & external customers.
• Effective problem solving and strong communication skills as well as the ability to work within a highly collaborative environment.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow through skills.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and Power Point, with extensive Excel skills preferred.
• Previous experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably in an electronics OEM environment.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to able to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and potentially complex written or oral instructions.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

Suna Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants, with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state, and federal laws.

REQUESTING AN ACCOMODATION

Suna Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Suna Solutions and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

PAY TRANSPARENCY POLICY STATEMENT

Compensation for roles at Suna Solutions varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific client, office or remote location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Suna Solutions provides a reasonable pay scale to include the hourly or salary range that Suna Solutions reasonably expects to pay for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York City or Washington as set forth below.