Temp Buyer

Lensa; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace and defense sector is seeking a Buyer for a temporary position in Thousand Oaks, CA. The ideal candidate will have experience in procurement and demonstrate strong negotiation skills. Responsibilities include managing purchasing actions and collaborating effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders. Other duties may vary, contributing to a dynamic R&D environment focused on cutting-edge technologies and high reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Buyer required.
• Capable of making complex business decisions with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with purchasing concepts and able to work under demanding deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, award, and administer procurement actions for requirements.
• Work with an ERP system for tracking and reporting.
• Provide proposal support as required.

Skills

Negotiation

Organizational Skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, Teledyne, is seeking professionals in Thousand Oaks, CA. Apply via Lensa today!

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Scientific Company, the central Research Lab of Teledyne Technologies, is a cutting edge R&D organization with more than 60 years of legacy of new technology development and transition. The company has world class laboratories and facilities, and a highly dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Teledyne Imaging Sensors pioneers best in class infrared sensors to see into the past, analyze the present, and secure the future. As the world’s leading provider of infrared focal plane arrays for space, Teledyne’s customers include NASA, ESA, the US Department of Defense, instrument/system integrators, and commercial customers. Teledyne’s infrared sensors are Everywhere You Look (TM): aboard the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; in ground based observatory telescopes; on the International Space Station; integrated into satellite systems that allow the study of climate change; at the core of airborne tactical platform protection systems; and enabling analytical microscopes. Our mission-focused team values technical excellence, collaboration, and agility.

The Buyer will purchase materials, equipment, supplies and services of a specialized or complex nature in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures. This is a temporary position with an estimated 6 month commitment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Negotiates, awards and administers procurement actions for commercial and Government-funded requirements
• Involved in procurement responsibilities including capital equipment, software license agreements, blanket purchase orders, services, maintenance agreements, repair orders, construction contracts, hazardous chemicals, electronics and various other hardware and software purchased to Teledyne and Government specifications and drawings
• Provides proposal support, as required
• Frequently works with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for tracking and reporting of data
  
  

Qualifications & Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following qualifications and competencies:

• Familiarity with purchasing concepts and must be comfortable negotiating price and other terms and conditions
• Ability to work in a high volume/pressure environment with demanding deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to make complex business decisions with minimal supervision
• Ability to interface with vendors and internal customers with patience, diplomacy and tact
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Basic computer proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Displays exemplary ethics and business conduct and performs work cognizant of safe work practices
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree desired
• Minimum of two years’ experience of being a Buyer required
• Professional development courses in procurement management desirable
• Previous experience in a procurement function desirable
• Beneficial to have experience with ERP system of Costpoint/Deltek and quality system of Solumina
  
  

Citizenship Requirements

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a U.S. Citizen.

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Salary Range

$77,000.00-$102,600.000

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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