Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking a Buyer for a direct hire opportunity in Los Angeles, CA within a manufacturing and operations environment. This role is ideal for a purchasing professional with 3-5 years of experience who can support production needs, manage supplier relationships, and help ensure materials are sourced accurately, cost-effectively, and on time.
The Buyer will work closely with operations, production, planning, and vendor partners to maintain inventory flow and support plant performance. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys a collaborative manufacturing setting, values clear communication, and wants to contribute to a team-oriented operation with supportive leadership and room for continued professional growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase materials, components, supplies, and services needed to support manufacturing and operational requirements.
- Review purchase requisitions, issue purchase orders, and monitor order status to ensure timely delivery.
- Communicate with suppliers regarding pricing, availability, lead times, quality issues, and delivery updates.
- Partner with production, inventory, and operations teams to prevent material shortages and support schedule commitments.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier documentation, pricing information, and related system updates.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost, delivery performance, supplier reliability, and purchasing processes.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $60,000 to $100,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.
- Location: Los Angeles, CA.
- Manage daily purchasing activity for manufacturing materials, supplies, and operational needs.
- Coordinate supplier communication, purchase order follow-up, and delivery scheduling.
- Support inventory availability, production timelines, and plant operations through accurate buying practices.
- Track pricing, lead times, supplier performance, and purchasing documentation.
- 3-5 years of buying, purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, production, plant operations, or a similar operational environment.
- Strong understanding of purchase orders, supplier follow-up, lead times, pricing, and inventory support.
- Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, internal departments, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities may shift based on production needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using ERP, MRP, inventory management, or purchasing software.
- Familiarity with manufacturing materials, production planning, supplier scorecards, or cost reduction initiatives.
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build productive supplier relationships.
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or a related field.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf
The pay transparency policy is available here:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf
We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.