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PURCHASING SPECIALIST SR

Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: WALNUT CREEK, CA
Salary: $Not stated
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Title: PURCHASING SPECIALIST SRLocation: CALIFORNIA-WALNUT CREEKInvest in your career. Invest in your future.At Union Bank, our people are our greatest asset. We are one of the largest banks in California with a longstanding reputation for professional training and career development. In addition to investing in our employees, Union Bank has established a generous community reinvestment program that works to uplift communities and watch them grow. We invest in a diverse workforce as our employees come from many different backgrounds, bringing with them different experiences and perspectives.Become part of a team where community, diversity, and exceptional service are part of everyone&#39;s job. Invest in you!Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $92.3 billion at March 31, 2012. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. The bank operates 407 branches in California, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New York and Illinois, as well as two international offices. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG, NYSE:MTU), one of the world''s largest financial organizations. Visitwww.unionbank.comfor more information.PURCHASING SPECIALIST SRJob Summary:Reporting to the Purchasing Operations Manager, responsible for the implementation of spend categories into the online procurement tools for Union Bank. The Purchasing Specialist Senior (or agent) assists the business in executing contracts for low dollar low risk categories of spend. This include identifying appropriate templates, documenting requirements and scope with the line of business, and escalating any issues to the appropriate management team and contracts team members. Support provided includes (but not limited to); Purchase Orders, Blanket Orders, Ariba Contract Compliance, electronic Requests for Proposal, requests for quote, and reverse auctions, (collectively eRFx). Additionally the Category Lead / eRFx Specialist manages Vendor activity on a day-to-day basis for key categories under management by the Purchasing group (e.g. Office Supplies, Warehouse, business cards, etc.). The Purchasing Specialist will also manage and execute Reverse Auctions by consulting with the Sourcing Lead and/or the Business Line Management team to Identify projects, assist in developing requirements (scope, vendor list, baseline pricing, evaluation criteria, and timing), building and soliciting stakeholder approvals, managing the event (vendor and stakeholders), and provide analysis of results based on evaluation criteria.Major Responsibilities:30% Analysis: (a) Monitor and report spend compliance as appropriate and as requested; (b) Aware of market trends and product life-cycle, identify and communicate opportunities of alternative products and/or alternative sources. Advising personnel within the corporation on pricing, bid pricing, availability, identify end of life products providing substitutions by assessing available products and technologies solutions. (c) Provides support through proactive analysis and consulting to manage implementation of spend categories through the eProcurement tools.30% Source: (a) Support Strategic Sourcing by Supporting eRFX and reverse auction expertise as a service to Strategic Sourcing Events. (b) Evaluate vendor capabilities and establish sources for new technologies and new markets dictated by business requirements. Manage functional vendor relationships with assigned key vendors to optimize financial and operational performance. Provide category input on requisition and benefits captured to Purchasing management to aid in benefits documentation. Maintain positive re

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