Supply Chain Specialist

Location: San Diego CA

Duration: 6 + months Pay range: $30-32/hr on W2Position Overview:

Responsibilities: Supply and Purchasing Coordination

• Independently coordinate supply requests and purchasing activities, including approved software and service purchases, through established processes.
• Resolve routine exceptions such as delivery delays and incomplete information and escalate non routine exceptions to Procurement or the responsible manager with the relevant facts.
• Assess request urgency and timing and communicate delivery expectations and risks to requesters.
• Work with laboratory and site teams to anticipate supply shortages and upcoming supply needs. Supplier and Procurement Partnership
• Coordinate availability, delivery, and service questions with suppliers, and partner with Procurement on sourcing questions, approvals, and supplier concerns.
• Identify potential purchasing cost opportunities, such as repeated requests for similar items, and bring them to Procurement. Financial and Documentation Support
• Partner with Finance to track spending, reconcile invoice discrepancies, and keep purchase, supplier, and expense records complete and current.
• Provide regular spending updates to requesting teams. Improvement and Knowledge Sharing
• Suggest practical changes to supply coordination processes and help implement approved improvements.
• Share process knowledge with peers as needed. Required Skills and Competencies
• Experience with purchasing, order coordination, and invoice reconciliation within established processes.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing needs, and use sound judgment on when to escalate.
• Clear communication and the ability to build working relationships with requesters, suppliers, Procurement, and Finance.
• Strong organization and attention to detail in records and documentation.
• Working knowledge of request management, purchasing, and business software, and strong spreadsheet skills.

Additional Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned based on business need, approved procedures, and applicable law. Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.