Job Description

Job Title: Purchasing Analyst

Location: Palo Alto, CA, 94304

Duration: 3 months

Schedule: M-F 8-5 Pacific with up to 3 evenings per week for international calls and work as late as 10 PM Pacific time

This Role Is Hybrid with 3 days each week on site at location on req

Job Description

• Most Important Skills/Responsibilities:
• Experience with ERP systems and purchase order processing
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to details and deadlines
• Purchasing Analysis to manage material readiness/clear-to-build (CTB), PR/PO management,

Role Summary

Our Electrical Hardware Technical Program Management team is seeking a proactive Purchasing Analysis to manage material readiness/clear-to-build (CTB), PR/PO management, and reports that will be used by engineering and purchasing stakeholders to assess build status and risks to meet ECU delivery requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Create high volume of essential purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Responsible for ensuring that requisitions are completed accurately and meet corporate guidelines
• Interact with management and departmental stakeholders to meet project goals
• Manage supplier relationships and lead negotiations to obtain more desirable purchase prices
• Perform detailed analysis of data to identify areas of opportunity for cost reductions
• Create and maintain dashboards to provide visibility to upper management on various topics and issues
• Identify potential suppliers which will improve the overall competitiveness of supply chain
• Ability to milti-task and manage multiple projects while effectively prioritizing competing demands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering preferred or equivalent experience
• Experience with ERP systems and purchase order processing
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to details and deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with knowledge of Excel
• Effective communication skills and customer service approach
• Action-oriented and solution-driven and able to work in a fast pace environment
• Highly accurate and detail-oriented

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