Senior Opreational Buyer

Our client, Manufacturing is seeking a Senior Opreational Buyer to join their team. As a Senior Opreational Buyer, you will be part of the Purchasing & Procurement team supporting operational procurement execution for manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have proactive ownership, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment—helping ensure materials are ready to support production schedules, cost objectives, and quality requirements.

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Senior Opreational Buyer

San Jose, CA

$45 - $60

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

• Procure assigned materials, components, equipment, and services to support production schedules, inventory targets, cost objectives, and quality requirements.

• Review Oracle MRP signals and manage purchase orders, releases, pull-ins, pushouts, cancellations, and expediting as required.

• Maintain accurate purchase order dates, quantities, acknowledgements, and supplier commitments to support material readiness and planning visibility.

• Track shortages, late deliveries, and excess inventory; communicate risks early and drive recovery actions to minimize production impact.

• Partner with planning, manufacturing, logistics, quality, finance, receiving, commodity management, and suppliers to resolve purchasing, shipment, receiving, invoice, and payment issues.

• Minimum of 5–6 years of experience in purchasing, procurement operations, materials planning, or supply chain management.

• Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay processes, MRP, purchase order management, supplier coordination, and inventory control.

• Ability to read BOMs, understand part revisions, and interpret demand, supply, and shortage data.

• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including advanced Excel capability with pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis.

• Experience using Oracle ERP, Agile PLM, business analytics tools, and shared trackers or dashboards preferred.

• Own day-to-day purchasing execution that directly supports production readiness and operational continuity.

• Work cross-functionally with planning, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and finance to resolve issues quickly and effectively.

• Use data-driven decision-making to reduce shortages, improve delivery performance, and protect schedule integrity.

• Contribute to process improvement through automation, standardization, and enhanced purchasing workflows and reporting.

• Support special projects, supplier transitions, and cost-reduction initiatives that strengthen long-term supply performance.

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability Insurance

• 401(k)

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