We have an outstanding Contract position for a Tactical Buyer to join a leading Company located in the Bothell, WA surrounding area.

Pay Rate: $35

Responsibilities:

• Execute the tactical procurement process, including issuing purchase orders, managing supplier communications, and tracking order status to ensure on-time delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as engineering, program management, production, logistics, and quality control, to ensure alignment on procurement requirements and resolve any issues that may arise
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements throughout the procurement process
• Collaborate with the strategic sourcing team to support strategic initiatives and contribute to long-term supplier relationship development

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field 
• Minimum 1 year of related experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Tactical Buyer or in a similar procurement role
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work cross-functionally
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed, and uses appropriate communication methods
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instructions and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts the success of the team above own interests
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays a commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality
• Analytical Skills - Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, and uses intuition and experience to complement data
• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge, exhibits the ability to learn and apply new skills, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays an understanding of how the job relates to others, and uses resources effectively
• Planning & Organization - Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, integrates changes smoothly, sets goals and objectives, and works in an organized manner
• Productivity - Meets productivity standards, completes work in a timely manner, strives to increase productivity, works quickly, achieves established goal