#20436

Contract: From now to 3/31/2024, with possible extension

Location: Pasadena, CA | currently 3 days on site

Pay Rate: $30-37/hr, 40 hours per week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•Compares prices amongst various vendors in order to make sound purchasing decisions

•Works within a given budget to purchase goods and services for an organization

•Ensures that products are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory

•Negotiates with contractors on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time

•Orders goods such as office supplies on a continuing basis in order to maintain certain inventory levels

•Checks invoices for accuracy and authorizes the accounts payable department to issue payment

•Evaluates the performance of certain vendors in order to decide whether or not to continue buying from them

•End-to-end process verification

•Enters data concerning inventory and order amounts into a computer database

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•Possesses strong negotiation skills

•Has good verbal communications skills

•Is timely in following up on contracts and checking on back ordered items

•Is capable of staying within a given budget

•Has good math skills and is quickly able to calculate the cost of goods and services

•Is trustworthy and does not abuse authority or misappropriate funds

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Can communicate with China team, Mandarin preferred
• 5+ years of procurement experience