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Buyer I

San Diego, CA 92123

Posted: 04/28/2026 Industry: Administrative/ Clerical Job Number: 26-59958 Pay Rate: 32-38 USD/Hour

Job Description

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Job Title:   Buyer
Location:   San Diego CA 92123
Duration:    4+ months (Possible extensions)
Payrate:      $32/hr. - $38/hr. On W2 
Schedule:   Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5: 30 pm
 
Summary:
Support the purchasing department of Client Power Units to improve its global supply chain performance (cost, quality, delivery, service, innovation).
Assist the Purchasing strategy and commodity roadmap definition, deploy best practices and tools to ensure cost reduction and supplier contracting objectives.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to the Cost reduction objective plan defined for the commodities for suppliers assigned.
  • Support the Purchasing Manager in the Purchasing roadmaps by providing inputs and results on the commodities and suppliers managed.
  • Support the Buyers by creating supplier contracts on time into the ERP system. Reconcile differences in price or quantity of received supplier products with the Accounts Payable and Receiving departments.
  • Interface with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Planning, Facilities and other departments as necessary to ensure the purchasing of materials requirements are met.
  • Support the Purchasing Manager to ensure the supplier respects the main planning’s milestones and delivers the document and/or parts accordingly and control of the cost, quality and logistic terms won’t derivate to the initial objectives.
  • Assist the Purchasing Manager to prepare reports and other records pertaining to the items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product or service performance, supplier performance and/or inventories, as applicable. Support Internal Quality and Logistic departments in case of supplier nonperformance.
 
Required Competencies;Education / Knowledge / Skills and Abilities:
  • College coursework in Business Administration and minimum 2-4 years of experience in purchasing, supply chain or planning.
  • Strong Microsoft office Word, Power Point and Excel skills.
  • SAP or other ERP experience is highly preferred.
 
Physical Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit;use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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