Sr Procurement Manager

"All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment".

Job Title: Sr Procurement Manager

Location: Rosemead, CA

Duration: 18 Months

Pay rate: $85/Hr on W2

Job Description:

Education Requirement:
High School Diploma or Equivalent

Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload:

Technical Purchasing:

• Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of technical equipment, custom engineered products, systems, software or components
• Acquires and maintains understanding of technology trends, market forces, cost trends and supplier technology road maps
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to organization policy and discusses defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiates refunds
• Career Level
• Advisor

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work
• Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver lowest total cost and cost savings strategies across the organization
• Negotiates contracts and reviews opportunities to reduce costs using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Understands and applies business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analysis, etc.) to attain desired results
• Identifies and executes purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research
• Ensures that corporate procurement policy and procedure is being followed
• Develops and establishes category management in accordance with the overall best practices, procurement strategy, processes and procedures and ensures category management delivers against targets and objectives
• Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities, assessing current and future business processes for best work practice, as well as innovative procurement solutions that provide cost savings and process efficiencies for the organization
• Establishes strong business relationships with key business partners and clients across Operating Units and external organizations
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private

Required Skills/Attributes:

• Seven or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management.
• Procurement, contract, RFX experience in the acquisition of private telecommunications systems design and engineering, installation, and support services.
• Preference for experience in wireless/cellular networks.
• The wireless/cellular experience would include internal wireless systems for operations and communications within those companies versus using public wireless communications services (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, etc.).
• In addition, experience with private telecommunications, which refers to companies that have built their own networks versus leasing services from the phone companies.
• If candidate does not have a Bachelor's Degree then must have a minimum of 10 years work experience.

About ASK:
ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

ASK Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.