**Purchasing Specialist (4 Month Contract)** **Location:** On-site – Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 **Schedule:** Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM **Pay:** $40-43.00p/h **About the Role:** We're seeking a detail-oriented **Purchasing Specialist** for a temporary, full-time assignment to support our supply chain and operations teams. This role will manage high-volume purchasing activities — including PO creation in SAP, vendor coordination, and issue resolution — across 13,000+ SKUs and 25 vendors. **Key Responsibilities:** + Create and manage purchase orders in SAP + Work closely with vendors to ensure accurate pricing, on-time delivery, and resolution of issues (returns, non-conformance, etc.) + Collaborate daily with Supply Planning and Operations teams + Track orders, manage delays, and follow up on acknowledgments + Support vendor onboarding and maintain compliance with ISO/FDA procedures + Assist with RFPs, contract routing, and purchasing system updates (e.g., iBuy, Ariba, Coupa) **What You Bring:** + 3+ years in purchasing, preferably in manufacturing or a regulated industry + Strong experience with SAP (required); Oracle or JD Edwards helpful + Comfortable managing high SKU volumes and multiple suppliers + Organized, personable, and able to work cross-functionally + Experience with procurement tools (e.g., Coupa, iBuy, Ariba) a plus + Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience accepted **Why This Role:** This is a hands-on, fast-paced opportunity to make an immediate impact within a lean team during a critical period. If you’re a **proactive, systems-savvy** buyer who thrives in structured environments, we want to hear from you. Jess Frias jesf499@kellyservices.com is recruiting for this role. 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. 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