Job Description
JOB TITLE: Mid/ Senior Buyer/Planner
Pay: $40-$45 hourly (NON NEGOTIABLE)
***Need to have experience in either: medical device, aerospace, or pharmaceutical industry***
If you are interested AND meet the qualifications, please email bmuratalla@ astoncarter.com with the following:
+ Updated resume
+ 3 professional references
+ 4-5 bullet points stating how your experience relates
Core Responsibilities:
+ A Buyer II is responsible for the purchasing of current and newly designed product assuring lowest cost, on-time delivery, and processing of non-conforming product. The Buyer II will be responsible for the maintenance of the ERP data that supports production. Must be able to analyze data, recognize trends and develop appropriate strategies to meet company costs and supply requirements and develop solutions. Requires high levels of decision making with abilities in problem solving, reasoning, creativity, and analysis.
+ + Initiate and process Purchase Orders as defined by the outputs of MRP and the Planning team.
+ Ensure Supplier's adherer to pricing and lead time by ensuring on time delivery of product at the negotiated price.
+ Work with cross-functional teams to address receiving, inspection, and inventory issue resolution.
+ Responsible for tracking and managing backorders and providing input to Service Operations, Demand Planning, and Customer Service teams.
+ Understand, implement, and react to job specific metrics.
+ Ability to identify opportunities for savings and take on adjunct project functions to support Strategic Sourcing.
+ Manage tracking metrics for buyers and suppliers to ensure performance standards are followed.
+ Utilize excel for forecasting - need to have exp. of at least 1 year out
+ May have to eventually work with NPI team
+ Assigned to 2-3 product lines with 150-250 skus
+ Handle all purchasing - they do have a sourcing team so will not really be sourcing new vendors but will be responsible for negotiating price of raw materials with current vendors
+ Majority of suppliers are domestic but they do have some international so there will be times where they need to work with ports / customs from time to time
Qualifications:
+ 4-5 years of experience in purchasing and planning
+ Associate degree or BA in Business, Supply Chain, or related field preferred
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Irvine,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 16, 2025.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Temporary work,