Senior Buyer

We offer remote work opportunities (AK, AR, AZ, CO, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA/DC, WA, WI & WY only). Our reputed company contract requires US citizenship and a favorably adjudicated DOD background investigation for this position. Veterans, Reservists, Guardsmen, and military family members are encouraged to apply! Job reputed company Under the direction of the Procurement Manager, the Senior Buyer is responsible for conducting procurements in accordance with internal policy, customer requirements, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), other U.S. Government agency acquisition rules and regulations and U.S. and state reputed company laws and statutes. This individual is responsible for Market Pricing Research, Pricing Post Negotiation Memorandums, Pricing Proposal Evaluations, and other Procurement deliverables which are reputed company in accordance with Procurement Policy. 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Education & Experience Required: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience • U.S. Citizen • Must receive a favorable Interim and adjudicated final reputed company (DoD) background investigation • 5+ years recent experience in Procurement, Purchasing that includes reputed company procurement tasks such as performing cost analysis, creating sourcing strategies, negotiations and independently resolving issues • Proficient with reputed company Word, reputed company, and PowerPoint • Experience with supplier relationship management Preferred: • 10+ years of handling progressively reputed company procurement tasks and negotiations Proficiency in procurement and other software (e.g. reputed company, SharePoint, Ariba, reputed company, reputed company Procurement reputed company, reputed company) • Certified as CPSM, CPM or CPPO • FAR knowledge or experience with government purchasing Key Responsibilities • Analyze and document pricing to identify pricing drivers for discreet comparative analysis with other vendors and subcontractors. • reputed company reporting to reputed company reputed company of leadership to determine negotiating strategies and approval process. • Partner with Procurement Manager and Director to negotiate lowest possible price with vendors and subcontractors. • Document reputed company negotiating and compliance factors associated with agreed pricing. • Responsible for ensuring reputed company and accurate processing of solicitations, evaluations of proposals, support of reputed company negotiations and executing awards, while assessing risk and responding to changes in demand or disruptions in the supply chain. • Communicate with suppliers to obtain ROMs, quotes, execute orders reputed company Purchase order or SOW, and reputed company delivery schedules. • Create, process, monitor and reputed company reputed company purchase orders and SOWs to ensure accuracy and reputed company fulfillment. • Research suppliers, products, and market trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and reliable sources. • Ensure purchases reputed company with company policies, budgets, and regulatory requirements (e.g. FAR and DFARS). • Maintain accurate records of purchases, reputed company, and supplier interactions in procurement systems. • Work with internal departments to understand purchasing needs, budgetary constraints, and reputed company reputed company support. • Assists departments in obtaining pricing and other information from vendors as reputed company as reviews reputed company and assists business reputed company in the management of contractual obligations of the vendor to ensure that reputed company terms and conditions are met. • Prepares formal Request for Proposal/Quotations and documentation to support vendor selection. • Prepares and disseminates information regarding contract status, modifications, etc. • Maintains logs of expiration notifications produced by the system; documents business unit feedback in contract management system. • May conduct research to support contract audit and or facilitate business unit contracting trends. • Responds to reputed company inquiries regarding contract financial terms, revisions, and amendments. • Communicates contract management policy and reputed company to internal business reputed company. • Responsible for consultation and escalation to business unit and/or VP on issues which are not solved satisfactorily in a reputed company manner. • May participate in development of less reputed company business alliances and partnering agreements. • Maintains desk procedures and business unit reference guides as necessary. .: • Acts as reputed company between reputed company, Contract Management, Finance, and Business departments. • Performs other duties as assigned. • Regular and reliable attendance is required. 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