# Purchasing/Material Planner - Contractor

Hiring organization: [Tempo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tempo)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/824e9c7f-f7f4-4a7a-802a-7e4fa81cb60e

Listed on Tempo's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: contract
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 45 – 57 USD per hour

## Summary

This contractor role manages the full procurement and logistics cycle for an energy storage hardware company—issuing quotes and purchase orders, tracking materials across programs, and coordinating shipments. It suits someone with 2+ years of supply chain experience who thrives juggling multiple supplier relationships and engineering revisions in a fast-moving hardware environment.

_Our summary, not Tempo's wording._

## Skills named

Engineering Drawings, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel

## Required

- 2+ years purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or materials planning experience
- Strong organizational skills managing multiple programs simultaneously
- Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets
- Written and verbal communication with suppliers and internal teams
- Ability to read engineering drawings and BOMs
- Detail-oriented and proactive problem identification

## Nice to have

- Hardware or manufacturing environment background
- ERP or PLM system experience
- Energy, hardware, or industrial manufacturing experience
- International shipping, logistics, and customs documentation familiarity
- Cost modeling or should-cost analysis exposure

Apply on Tempo's site: https://tempoenergy.com/careers/open-roles/?gh_jid=4405510009