Buyer
Santa Fe Springs, CAJob$22–28/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Buyer is responsible to department managers for procuring parts and materials and maintaining proper work order folder documentation. The role reviews requisitions, selects vendors, places orders, develops specifications, and supports departments with purchasing needs and order issues. It also prepares bid requests, reviews quotations, resolves purchasing problems, and assists with negotiations or technical purchases as requested.
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Description
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Responsible to the Department Managers for the procurement of parts/materials and the proper documentation of work order folders. Given the responsibility and authority to perform assigned duties.ROLES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information; contacts departments to clarify or complete information; determines method to process the requisition based on dollar amount, timeliness required, existing contracts and/or competitive bidding.
Identifies and selects vendor to procure required supplies and/or materials, based on price, quantity, quality and delivery, and places the orders.
Identifies requesting departments needs and develops specifications for supplies and/or equipment.
Assists departments in creating requisitions, and orders, and solves problems with orders.
Prepares bid specifications, issues bid requests, and reviews quotations.
Resolves purchasing problems between department and vendor.
Assists Materials Manger with negotiations and/or more technical purchases as requested.
REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and vendors.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, and percentages.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Knowledge for purchasing practices and procedures.
Must have knowledge of Internet Software, Inventory software, Order processing systems, Spreadsheet Software and word Processing Software. ASI/AS 400 experience a plus.
Ability to rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
MIN: $22-$28
**Please note that the salary range information is only applicable to California. This range is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role based on the position's responsibilities, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors. Actual compensation may vary depending on the selected candidate's specific experience, education, skills, and other relevant factors.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RBC Lubron Bearing Systems, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
This role is subject to compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which requires the incumbent to be either a US citizen, lawful permanent resident [“green card” holders] or have refugee or asylee status.
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Education
Required
- High School or better
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,271 open Procurement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$22–28/hr
- California median$28–36/hr49 hourly ranges
- US median$25–34/hr368 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25/hr, is 21% below the California median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Procurement hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 579 open Procurement jobs in California and 5,271 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Procurement postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,163 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,587 of the 5,271 open Procurement jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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