Buyer

Responsibilities: Coordinates all activities related to procurement of a commodity beginning with intent to purchase through delivery. Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed. Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity. Investigates and/or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements. Advises team members or management on the appropriate supplier to be used. Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs to meet contractual commitments. Implements purchase contracts that comply with company and government regulations. Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company and the customer. Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records. Coordinates appropriate methods needed to distribute commodity in a cost effective manner.
Required: High school diploma or equivalency plus eight years of work related experience and/or training, or AS plus six years of work related experience and/or training, or Bachelor’s degree plus four years of related work experience and/or training. Working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint system.

Desired: Previous contractor experience. Program management (quality, cost, and schedule) skills and intermediate to advanced knowledge of Deltek Cospoint and Microsoft software (Access, Project, Outlook, Excel, etc) are highly desirable.


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