Procurement Specialist Level 1

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•South Gate, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Specialist Level 1 is responsible for reviewing requisitions, verifying authorization signatures, and conferring with vendors to obtain product or service information. This role involves preparing purchase orders, following up on orders, updating system deliveries, and setting up and negotiating with new vendors and payment terms. The specialist will also handle notices from receiving departments, maintain procurement records, discuss and resolve issues with defective goods or services, and expedite deliveries. The position requires the ability to learn and use specific software, work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and organize work cross-departmentally.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of Company.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of Microsoft and some kind of ERP system CMMS or Syteline.
Ability to learn and use the CMMS (IMaint) software and ERP software (Syteline).
Versatile in the use of Pc's including all components of Microsoft Office.
General understanding of basic Adobe PDF functions.
Basic understanding of GL Codes.
Ability to work in a high volume fast paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to organize and work cross departmentally.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Candidates must hold only U.S. citizenship (no dual citizenship or other nationalities permitted).
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

Reviews requisitions.
Verifies correct authorization signatures appear on forms.
Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
Prepares purchase orders and obtains signatures.
Follows up on orders and updates system deliveries.
Sets up and negotiates new vendors and payment terms.
Receives notices from Receiving departments when goods are delivered.
Maintains computerized and manual procurement records such as items or services purchased, vendors, costs, and delivery.
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with receiving personnel or users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
Expedites delivery of goods to users.