JOB ID: 488821 TITLE: Buying Professional LOCATION: Palo Alto, CA, USA SKILLS: MS Excel, SAP, Supply Chain, Vendor Management ================================================================================ DESCRIPTION: === JOB DETAILS === Date Posted: 09/19/2025 Hiring Organization: Rose International Position Number: 488821 Industry: Manufacturing Job Title: Buying Professional Job Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304 Work Model: Onsite Shift: 07:00 AM - 04:00 PM Employment Type: Temporary FT/PT: Full-Time Estimated Duration (In months): 6 Min Hourly Rate($): 38.00 Max Hourly Rate($): 38.00 Must Have Skills/Attributes: MS Excel, SAP, Supply Chain, Vendor Management Experience Desired: Experience with SAP (4 yrs) Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree === JOB DESCRIPTION === Required Education: • Bachelor’s degree. Required Skills: • SAP experience (required). • Understanding of the PO process. • Vendor/supplier relationship management. • Experience working with SQEs and quality teams. Preferred Skills: • Professional communication. • Familiarity with shared drives. • Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Excel, etc.) • Flexibility for occasional early meetings (e.g., 6 AM for global calls). Responsibilities: • Processes purchase requests (depending on thresholds), adds necessary information (e.g., Commodity Code (ESN), INCOTERMS). • Analyzes material availability, manages purchase orders, incl. tracking; checking of content, to ensure cost-efficient and on-time supply of materials according to demand. • Takes care of compliance with the Procurement rules of the Client and usage of Client contract partners based on click4suppliers easy and FPL to ensure the usage of competitive Terms & Conditions and by that obtaining the highest feasible CNI. • May maintain and update supplier master data (if mandated) in coordination with Regional Procurement in SAP; archive documents according to local regulations to keep the database always accurate and up to date. • May generate savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent. • Actively contributes to cooperation with all other parties involved, passing on all relevant information to improve the flow of material and value through the supply chain. • Forwards systematically all relevant procurement-related project information (e.g., updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants up to date.