Seeking a Senior AssociateProcurement (Buyer) for our facility in Camden, AR. Performs procurement activities that range from Preliminary Contract Award, Pre-Contact Award, and Post Contract and Supplier relations. Requires in-depth working knowledge and application of procurement concepts, practices, and techniques.
Essential Functions:
- Issue and manage request for quotes (RFQ) to suppliers for new procurement efforts
- Monitoring supplier performance through use of internal production/manufacturing schedules
- Work directly with the Price Cost Analysis team
- Selecting payment type
- Conducting informal negotiations, which may lead to a written contract
- Issuing contract modifications
- Work directly with program team members to determine the supplier that would best support program and customer needs
- Manage each contract award to maintain delivery schedule and work directly with the supplier to mitigate any risk to schedule
- May issue Firm Fixed Price, Time, Material and Labor Hour purchase orders, Blanket Purchase Agreements, Service Agreements and Cost type contacts
- Handles fundamental procurement activities including acquisition of materials, components and services at realistic and competitive prices, which meet schedule, safety and quality standards
- Performs price/cost analysis
- Provides proposal support
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate degree or equivalant with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) or (DFAR), codes and procedures pertaining to procurement and contractual agreements, as well as principles and practices of purchasing is preferred
- Buyer experience within DoD environment is preferred
- Knowledge of procurement documentation, methods and techniques utilized in determining and analyzing the quality of equipment, materials, services and supplies
- Knowledge of methods of invoicing, including shipping and handling charges, discounts and taxes
- Ability to interpret, apply and explain applicable purchasing policies and procedures
- Ability to conduct price analysis and simple proposal evaluations
