Senior Buyer (West Coast Operations)

Location: Santa Ana, California; onsite in the headquarters office 5 days per week. Up to 10% travel within the United States is required. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility is verified through E-Verify.

Salary: $85,000–$110,000 per year, with potential eligibility for bonuses, commissions, or other compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides technology-enabled grading, authentication, vaulting, and sales services for collectible trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, tickets, and memorabilia.

What you will do

• Lead RFQs, supplier selection, sourcing, and contract negotiations for injection-molded components.
• Manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, capacity, risk, and continuity planning.
• Drive cost reductions through resourcing, should-cost analysis, and commercial negotiations.
• Partner with engineering and operations on tooling, part development, manufacturability, and scalability.
• Project-manage new part introductions and product launches from sourcing through production readiness.
• Maintain ERP purchasing data and records, support spend analysis and reporting, and coordinate inventory and delivery planning across facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, bills of materials, and production scheduling.
• Experience managing tooling programs and new product introductions.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, such as NetSuite, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong negotiation, mathematical, commercial, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Nice to have

• Experience in multi-site manufacturing, global sourcing, or international logistics.
• Knowledge of plastics manufacturing and tooling lifecycle management.
• Experience with supplier quality, supplier development, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or ISO, AS, and TS standards.
• CPM, CPSM, APICS, or other relevant certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees.
• Fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Flexible time off for salaried employees and ten paid company holidays.
• Employee discounts on selected grading services, team events, and flexible scheduling where available.

Hiring process

• Video interviews require cameras to be on; some interview steps may take place by phone.
• A final onsite interview may be requested at the company’s discretion.