Brea, California, United States · On-site
$30/hr–$38/hr
Procurement Specialists typically liaise between suppliers and cross-functional internal teams in a fast-paced global work environment to ensure timely purchasing activities for an assigned vendor or product category bas…
Skills: Purchasing Fundamentals, Product Knowledge, Analytical Competence, Mathematical Competence, ERP Software
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Liaise between suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely purchasing activities and maintain strong vendor relationships. Responsibilities include analyzing costs, placing orders, and resolving delivery issues to ensure supply chain efficiency.
Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 3-5 years of related work experience. Candidates must be proficient in ERP software and possess strong analytical and purchasing fundamentals.
Procurement Specialists typically liaise between suppliers and cross-functional internal teams in a fast-paced global work environment to ensure timely purchasing activities for an assigned vendor or product category base. They: use available resources to identify commodity and quantity, supply or service needed; analyze costs and benefits of approved supplier options; make the final selection of the commodity and place orders; follow up with suppliers on purchased products to assure delivery schedules are maintained; address internal customer inquiries and facilitate the timely and effective resolution of order and delivery issues; and clearly communicate the progress of outstanding matters to internal and external stakeholders through to resolution. They build and maintain strong, long-lasting supplier relationships with a portfolio of assigned vendors; develop a trusted advisor relationship with key supplier stakeholders and decision-makers; and listen to understand the supplier’s environment, influences, and challenges.
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Who We Are
Proponent is the world’s largest independent aerospace distribution company. We partner with Suppliers around the globe to offer broad aircraft part solutions to a diverse international customer base. Our mission is to serve as a trusted advisor delivering innovative solutions in an engaging work environment. The Proponent brand means exactly what it says. It’s a brand that champions our customers, suppliers, and employees. We want each of our partners, internal and external, to win.
Proponent takes immense pride in its status as a 100% employee-owned company, also known as an ESOP company. Ownership is ever-present throughout Proponent. A culture of ownership is one where employees feel a substantial, personal stake in the company’s performance. It creates a situation in which behavior is guided more by values than by rules. That means that each of us chooses to walk the walk and champion our values of integrity, agility, empathy, and intelligence.
Headquartered in Brea CA, Proponent has more than 10 offices around the world
What We Offer
See what's possible with a proponent on your side.
proponent |prəˈpōnənt| Noun: an advocate; a champion; a supporter. Proponent is the new name for the combined company formed by Kapco Global, Avio-Diepen and their subsidiaries. With 115 years of collective experience supporting the MRO, OEM and commercial airline markets, Proponent is the world’s largest independent aerospace distributor. For us, proponent is a one-word mission statement. It represents the value we place on relationships and championing our suppliers, our customers, our employees and each other. We know you need a partner to deliver high-quality aircraft parts, global scale & partnerships, and reliable on-time performance — and these are important parts of our business. But we think you deserve more from your aerospace distributor. You deserve expertise, you deserve flexibility, you deserve creativity — you deserve a true partner. We are Proponent, and we work hard to be that partner. We’re invested in your success – literally! Proponent is proudly a 100% employee-owned company, with 600 staff operating out of 12 facilities in 8 countries across the globe. From the warehouse floor to the boardroom, we are working for you.
Offices: 3120 Enterprise Street, Brea , CA 92821 , US
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