BUYER - JOB CORPS

Description

• Maintain accurate records and prepare required reports and documentation.
• Maintain accurate and complete purchasing records, including purchase orders, supplier communications, and compliance documentation, ensuring all records meet comply with company policies.
• Review purchase requests for completeness and accuracy; engage with requestors as necessary to resolve discrepancies and errors.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies and procedures.
• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and company directives.
• Track and expedite purchase orders to ensure timely delivery, resolve discrepancies, and manage modifications or cancellations. Ensure that all changes are properly documented and communicated to stakeholders and suppliers.
• Source, negotiate, and procure materials and services as requested through approved purchase requests.
• Create and maintain purchase orders within the designated purchasing system, ensuring all data—including supplier information, pricing, delivery schedules, and terms—are accurate, complete, and updated regularly to reflect current purchasing activities.
• Perform market research, evaluate suppliers, issue requests for quotes (RFQs), analyze quotes, and select offers from approved vendors in accordance with source selection criteria serve the best interests of the business and its customers.
• Provide exceptional purchasing support to internal business and operational teams, ensuring timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services to maximize value, minimize delays, and contribute to overall project success.

Requirements

• Effective and clear communications, verbally and in writing, with all levels within a diverse organization and with suppliers.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.
• Basic knowledge and experience with an automated purchasing system.
• Successfully pass any employment background check and/drug test as required.
• Experience working with federal Government contracts.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, contracts and contracting, purchasing, economics, supply chain management, or related field; or three (3) years of specialized purchasing experience.
• Basic familiarity with mathematical functions.
• Compliance with company standard operating procedures and policies and procedures.
• Proficient knowledge of company procurement policies and procedures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable National Agency Check with inquiries (NACI), Secret DoD security clearance, Top Secret DoD security clearance, or Intelligence Community clearance as may be required by a contract position.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain & maintain valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record.
• Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (DFARS).
• Ability to use Excel and Microsoft Word at an intermediate level.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance