Insomniac - Production Purchasing Manager

$70,000 - $85,000/Yr

Live Nation - Calabasas, CA

Full-time

Calabasas, CA

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

The Production Purchasing Manager at Insomniac is responsible for supporting Production Operations by managing purchase requests, soliciting vendor quotes, creating purchase orders, and reconciling transactions. This role requires a blend of analytical skills and a passion for music culture, as the manager will work closely with various departments to ensure timely and efficient procurement processes for events and productions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Production Operations staff to understand business needs and purchase appropriately
• Convert vendor price quotes into Purchase Orders
• Raise timely and accurate Purchase Orders for time-sensitive Production needs
• Goods Receipt Purchase Orders, ensuring timely financial recognition
• Reconcile outstanding purchase transactions for timely resolution
• Research, analyze and determine spend data to identify cost saving opportunities, with an emphasis on production and operations spend
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Procurement personnel to maintain communication channels across key stakeholder departments to provide efficient and effective purchasing support
• Partner and facilitate effective sourcing methods and track & maintain vendor KPIs to ensure vendor compliance
• Ensure product and service quality remain paramount during all vendor discussions and negotiations
• Ensure timely submission of documents for new vendor setup
• Develop strong vendor relationships, ensuring win-win results
• Special projects and tasks as assigned
• Some travel will be required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical field
• Prior media and entertainment production experience preferred
• Familiarity with festival equipment and/or event management is a plus
• Must have previous purchasing or vendor relations experience
• Strong foundation and proven experience in finance and business concepts and applications
• Ability to analyze and support vendor negotiations
• Proven ability to navigate through Excel (i.e., V-look up, pivot table, formula driven, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven ability to work in a team environment
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional development
• Work in a dynamic and creative environment
• Access to music festivals and events