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Buyer
Posted: 05/01/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Category: Business Professional
Job Number: 29336
Pay Rate: $34.00-36.00/hr
Job Description
Title: Buyer
Location: Riverside, CA
Job Type: Contract (6 Months + potential to extend)
Compensation: $34.00-36.00/hr
Industry: Powersports
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About the Role
We are partnering with an industry-leading manufacturer of consumer and industrial products to hire a Buyer to support a fast-paced production environment. This role sits close to the factory floor and works hands-on with suppliers, engineering, and operations teams to ensure materials and components meet expectations for quality, cost, and delivery.
This is a highly collaborative, casual environment. Success in this role requires comfort working directly with production teams and suppliers rather than spending the day isolated at a desk.
Job Description
The Buyer is responsible for managing and developing the supply base to support current production and new product initiatives. This role plays a key part in cost management, supplier performance, and early supplier involvement in product development.
Core Responsibilities include:
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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Location: Riverside, CA
Job Type: Contract (6 Months + potential to extend)
Compensation: $34.00-36.00/hr
Industry: Powersports
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About the Role
We are partnering with an industry-leading manufacturer of consumer and industrial products to hire a Buyer to support a fast-paced production environment. This role sits close to the factory floor and works hands-on with suppliers, engineering, and operations teams to ensure materials and components meet expectations for quality, cost, and delivery.
This is a highly collaborative, casual environment. Success in this role requires comfort working directly with production teams and suppliers rather than spending the day isolated at a desk.
Job Description
The Buyer is responsible for managing and developing the supply base to support current production and new product initiatives. This role plays a key part in cost management, supplier performance, and early supplier involvement in product development.
Core Responsibilities include:
- Manage supplier performance related to quality, delivery, cost, and technical capability
- Own purchase pricing and total acquisition cost for outsourced components, including identifying and implementing cost-reduction opportunities
- Conduct make-versus-buy analysis to support sourcing strategies
- Prepare, issue, and evaluate RFQs and supplier proposals
- Support new product development from concept through production launch
- Guide supplier selection for new programs and facilitate early supplier involvement in design development
- Identify new product and process technologies and introduce innovative suppliers to the organization
- Lead supplier negotiations and resolution of quality, delivery, and cost issues, including corrective action plans
- Coordinate and communicate new component releases and engineering changes with suppliers
- Monitor supplier capacity, lead times, and overall readiness to support production schedules
- Expedite supplier deliveries as required to support manufacturing needs
- Submit requisitions for tooling expenditures in accordance with internal procedures
- Fast-paced manufacturing facility with both office and shop-floor interaction
- Highly collaborative and informal culture; frequent engagement with cross-functional teams is expected
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related technical field
- 4+ years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, planning, or a related supply chain role
- Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functionality
- Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Comfortable working in a blue-collar shop or factory floor setting and collaborating closely with operations teams
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Production or manufacturing background
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or other Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems
- APICS CPIM and/or ISM CPM/AP certifications
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Experience with MRP systems and web-based business systems
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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