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The Senior Purchasing Manager is responsible for maintaining and standardizing purchasing, shipping, and receiving activities for Intellisense. They will take full responsibility to implement purchasing policies and procedures for the entire corporation. This is a temporary assignment on-site in Torrance lasting until approximately July 2026.
Job Responsibility:
Implement and maintain corporate purchasing systems and procedures
Implement policies and procedures to enable ISI to enter partnerships with our suppliers
Implement contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) policies and procedures to ensure ISI complies with Department of Defense requirements
Collaborate with other managers to determine supply needs
Negotiate unique subcontracts and purchasing arrangements
Maintains and furnishes purchasing records, analyses, cost data and reports
Work closely with purchasing planners and coordinators to effectively manage material demand and supply flow
Expedite material from suppliers through receiving and inspection
Manages packaging and shipping per customer requirements
Administers new/changed supplier information
Administer supplier improvement process
Ensures that adequate resources are provided for the purchasing/supply chain team
Accomplish Continuous Improvement initiatives
Implement training programs for purchasing policies and procedures
Requirements:
Bachelors’ Degree in Materials Management, Business Operations/Administration, Finance, or Related Field
10+ years of purchasing experience within the aerospace or electronics manufacturing industry
5+ years of supervisory experience that includes establishing goals and objectives for the purchasing department, coordinating purchasing activities, assigning/scheduling tasks, communicating expectations and deliverables
Strong contract negotiation skills of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors
Experience with Deltek Costpoint ERP/MRP System required
Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
US Citizenship is required
Nice to have:
Master’s degree in business is a plus
Certifications from Industry associations are a plus (CPM/CPPM)
What we offer:
The ability to innovate, develop, and transition prototype technologies into new products
The chance to continually work on new differentiating technologies
Leadership that enables its engineers with all the tools they need to be successful