SACYR
Purchasing Manager
SACYR, Los Angeles, California, United States,
Position Summary
The Purchasing Manager will involve sourcing equipment, goods, and services, as well as managing vendors. You will be responsible for performing strategic procurement activities across various spend categories, aiming to find better deals and more profitable suppliers.
Your expertise in supplier relationship management and negotiation skills will be crucial in ensuring cost-effective and high-quality procurement.
Additionally, you will analyze market trends, forecast demand, and mitigate risks to optimize the procurement process.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
Assess, manage and mitigate risks
Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Yes
Qualifications/Requirements:
Proven working experience as Purchasing Manager, Agent, or Officer
Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
Direct experience in negotiation and networking
Working experience of vendor management software
Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
Solid judgement along with decision making skills
Strong leadership capabilities
BS degree in supply chain management, civil construction, or business administration
Should have DBE Certification or have the industry knowledge.
Should have CFA Certification or have the industry knowledge.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust to focus.
Work Environment:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Safety Hazard of the Job:
Minimal Hazards
This job description does not list all duties and responsibilities of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other instruction, duties and responsibilities, as appropriate. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the duties and responsibilities identified in this job description.
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The Purchasing Manager will involve sourcing equipment, goods, and services, as well as managing vendors. You will be responsible for performing strategic procurement activities across various spend categories, aiming to find better deals and more profitable suppliers.
Your expertise in supplier relationship management and negotiation skills will be crucial in ensuring cost-effective and high-quality procurement.
Additionally, you will analyze market trends, forecast demand, and mitigate risks to optimize the procurement process.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
Assess, manage and mitigate risks
Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Yes
Qualifications/Requirements:
Proven working experience as Purchasing Manager, Agent, or Officer
Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
Direct experience in negotiation and networking
Working experience of vendor management software
Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
Solid judgement along with decision making skills
Strong leadership capabilities
BS degree in supply chain management, civil construction, or business administration
Should have DBE Certification or have the industry knowledge.
Should have CFA Certification or have the industry knowledge.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust to focus.
Work Environment:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Safety Hazard of the Job:
Minimal Hazards
This job description does not list all duties and responsibilities of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other instruction, duties and responsibilities, as appropriate. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the duties and responsibilities identified in this job description.
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