Direct Procurement Operations Specialist

Job Description:

Title: Direct Procurement Operations Specialist

Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid - 2 days in office)

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Client: Direct Client

Responsibilities:

Lead procurement operations support for silicon programs and help navigate end-to-end procurement processes for direct materials, including supplier onboarding, purchase orders, supplier collaboration and supply chain visibility.

Support transactional purchases and business process tasks in line with agreed service levels and promote preferred buying channels through to pay.

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules for low risk / low dollar transactional spend.

Partner with planning, logistics, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment on material requirements.

Validate purchase requisition for accuracy, completion, required approvals and compliance with policy.

Document and maintain SOPs, process documents and intranet pages.

Support supplier registration process by proactively coordinating end-to-end and maintain supplier records and related documentation as current.

Collaborate with cross-functional business process work-streams to resolve and reconcile issues.

Collaborate with geographically distributed business process and application support teams to resolve technical issues and problems.

Required Skills:

5-10 years of work experience, preferably in Procurement, Buying or Procurement Operations.

Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba, S4 HANA, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Graduate degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Finance, Business, or related field.

Knowledge of procurement best practices and supply chain principles.

Prior experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment preferred.

Open to supporting global time zones.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Attention to detail and strong collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

Willingness to learn and implement new business process and technologies.

We look forward to working with you!