Purchasing Specialist

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$40.00/hr - $45.00/hr

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Purchasing Specialist - Master of POs, Jedi of ERP

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Location:

El Segundo - one day a week in office

This is a temporary assignment for 3-6 months

Pay: $40-45/hr - depending on experience

About the Role:

Do you speak fluent "vendor follow-up" and "budget wrangling"? Are your spreadsheets color-coded just for fun? If you answered yes, you might just be the Purchasing Specialist we never knew we couldn't live without.

We're on the hunt for a hyper-organized, wildly responsive, slightly caffeinated human who loves a good PO and lives to keep marketing, sales, and ecommerce teams from setting the office on fire (financially speaking, of course).

Your (Slightly Dramatic) Mission:

• Serve as the mighty bridge between Marketing, Sales, Ecommerce, Finance, and Vendors (a.k.a. "The Realm of Eternal Email Threads").
• Translate business speak ("We need this now!") into purchase orders with ninja-level precision.
• Keep tabs on budgets for your favorite influencers
• Follow up on invoices like a friendly bounty hunter
• Able to work with social media and influencer team
• Be the hero we need when a PO goes rogue, or an invoice disappears into the abyss.
• Tame the beast that is Microsoft Dynamics ERP with grace, grit, and possibly snacks.

What You'll Actually Do (Besides Saving Everyone's Sanity):

• Submit POs with proper coding and chase approvals like your lunch depends on it.
• Track deliveries, confirm goods receipts, and ensure vendors are paid (so they keep liking us).
• Onboard new vendors like a boss - forms, compliance, and all.
• Work closely with Accounts Payable to avoid invoice purgatory.
• Handle ad hoc requests, because life (and Marketing) is unpredictable.

What You Bring:

• Organization skills that make Marie Kondo weep.
• The ability to explain a PO to a marketer using memes and spreadsheets.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or another ERP (Extra Respect Points).
• A deep love of process, paired with the patience of a saint and the speed of a caffeinated squirrel.
• Work with fun, slightly chaotic teams who appreciate your purchasing prowess.
• Be the go-to guru everyone thanks at the end of the quarter.
• Occasional snacks. Endless appreciation. PO glory.

Ready to bring order to creative chaos? Apply now - your Excel sheet awaits. If this role sounds like you, please send your resume ASAP! Pay is $40-45/hr depending on experience. This is a long term temp assignment. No relocation offered.

• Entry level

• Full-time

Purchasing

Consumer Services

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