Procurement Specialist (Buyer)

Astrion is looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our team and help execute our procurement needs.

Procurement Specialist responsibilities include researching new suppliers, ensuring that all purchased products and materials meet our specifications, and negotiating with vendors as needed.

Ultimately, you will work with leaders in our organization to understand the needs of our organization and ensure we achieve our procurement goals in a timely manner.

Duties may include:

• Executing the procurements of services and supplies compliant to Government and contractual requirements.
• Liaising with internal project teams/customers and maintaining strong supplier relations
• Evaluating products and suppliers according to key business, Government, and contractual criteria
• Acquires materials and services required to support contract operations using purchase orders, agreements, and procurement card processes.
• Manages acquisition process to ensure compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare proposals, request quotes, and negotiate purchase terms and conditions
• Prepare and issue purchase orders and agreements
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues and concerns
• Inspect and evaluate the quality of purchased items and resolve shortcomings
• Maintain compliant files on purchases according to company policy.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Three years of experience
• Proven work experience as a Procurement Specialist or similar role
• Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and with business application software, purchasing and resource planning systems

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with CostPoint and Visual
• FAR and DFAR knowledge and cradle to grave PO processing
• Market research experience
  
• Experience in processing sole source procurements
• Experience in processing procurements that are above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), $250K

Must meet applicable COVID safety requirements and protocols