Senior Buyer & Sourcing Strategist (On-Site)

United Flow Technologies (UFT); Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls, a UFT company, seeks an experienced procurement professional to manage purchasing, supplier relations, and cost optimization in a fast-paced environment. On-site schedule is 7am–4pm, Monday–Friday, supporting critical infrastructure across the U.S.

This role focuses on standardizing transactions, expedites, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely material availability. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a buyer/planner, a related bachelor's degree, and strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a buyer/planner or purchasing agent.
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• Experience with purchasing electrical components preferred.
• High level of organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Negotiation/facilitation skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with customers and suppliers at all levels.
• Ability to strategically problem solve and critical thinking skills to diagnose problems and implement solutions.
• Ability to navigate and work in multiple systems at one time.
• Extensive knowledge of planning for engineering processes and procedures preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of purchase order and bill of material standards.
• Understanding of computer operations, Microsoft Office, ERP, and APICS.
• Complete knowledge of Inventory Quality Control.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing and standardizing procurement transactions
• Requests quotes, and negotiates pricing, payment terms, and delivery terms for non-agreement suppliers
• Negotiates and reviews all quotes for projects assigned
• Ability to multi-task and handle priorities as business necessity permits. Must be able to maintain professionalism during frequent interruptions
• Solicit cost reduction ideas from suppliers and implement these cost savings ideas
• Anticipates procurement related concerns, and proactively addresses issues
• Verify required information: cost accounting, part numbers, description, and pricing
• Expedite orders, and serve as liaison between suppliers and end users
• Ensures timely delivery of materials and equipment to support project execution and customer satisfaction
• Research, analyze, and correct all purchase order related discrepancies
• Report cost savings, and other related metrics to management
• Resolves supply chain logistical and accounting problems with suppliers and company’s internal customers
• Translates demand requirements into procurement requests and orders to ensure the timely availability of materials
• Analyzes material availability and arranges purchasing and/or or in-house production of parts to ensure timely availability of materials
• Develops, maintains and distributes procurement related metrics reports to management
• Attend department meetings to reciprocate supplier related issues
• Work closely with the production floor to ensure timely scheduling of current jobs
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills

Buyer/Planner

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

ERP knowledge

MS Office

Inventory control

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tesco Controls, a UFT company, seeks an experienced procurement professional to manage purchasing, supplier relations, and cost optimization in a fast-paced environment. On-site schedule is 7am–4pm, Monday–Friday, supporting critical infrastructure across the U.S.

This role focuses on standardizing transactions, expedites, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely material availability. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a buyer/planner, a related bachelor's degree, and strong