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Kelly Services • Houston, TX 77007 • Posted 2 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $50.00/hr • Senior Level

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Kelly Services is seeking a Buyer to work at a premier company in Houston, TX. The role involves managing competitive sourcing events, evaluating suppliers, negotiating prices and terms, analyzing financial information to determine reasonable prices, and ensuring supplier compliance. This position requires a bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field, and 5-10 years of procurement experience.

Responsibilities

  • Managing competitive sourcing events, including acquisition planning, sourcing strategies, and market research.
  • Evaluating suppliers and negotiating prices, terms, and delivery schedules.
  • Analyzing price proposals, financial reports, and other information to determine reasonable prices.
  • Meeting with internal stakeholders to discuss requirements, contractor performance, and determine corrective actions.
  • Evaluating and monitoring contracts to ensure supplier compliance and determine the need for changes.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
  • 5-10 years of procurement experience.
  • Intermediate-level technical skills in Word and Excel.
  • Tech-savvy and familiar with scheduling meetings in Outlook.
  • Highly organized and can thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment.

Full Job Description

Finding a job that fits your lifestyle isn't always easy. That's where **Kelly®** comes in. We're seeking a **Buyer** to work at a premier company in **Houston, TX 77046** . Sound good? Take a closer look below. We're here to help you find something great that works for you-so you won't miss a moment of what really matters in your life.

**Payrate: $50 hr**

**What's a typical day as a Buyer? You'll be:**

- Managing competitive sourcing events, including acquisition planning, sourcing strategies, and market research.

- Evaluating suppliers and negotiating prices, terms, and delivery schedules.

- Analyzing price proposals, financial reports, and other information to determine reasonable prices.

- Meeting with internal stakeholders to discuss requirements, contractor performance, and determine corrective actions.

- Evaluating and monitoring contracts to ensure supplier compliance and determine the need for changes.

**This job might be an outstanding fit if you:**

- Have a bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.

- Have 5-10 years of procurement experience.

- Possess intermediate-level technical skills in Word and Excel.

- Are tech-savvy and familiar with scheduling meetings in Outlook.

- Are highly organized and can thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center.
Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.