Strategic Buyer & Cost-Saving Lead

Tesco Controls; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls is seeking a procurement professional to join our on-site team in a role focused on purchasing, supplier relations, and timely material availability. You will standardize procurement transactions, negotiate terms, and coordinate with production to ensure smooth project execution.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years as a buyer/planner, strong negotiation and ERP skills, and the ability to multi-task under pressure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a buyer/planner or purchasing agent.
• Bachelor's degree in a 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 in order to diagnose problems and implement acceptable 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

• Process and standardize 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

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

ERP systems

MS Office

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Procurement software

Job description

Tesco Controls is seeking a procurement professional to join our on-site team in a role focused on purchasing, supplier relations, and timely material availability. You will standardize procurement transactions, negotiate terms, and coordinate with production to ensure smooth project execution.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years as a buyer/planner, strong negotiation and ERP skills, and the ability to multi-task under pressure.