Senior Buyer

Job Description
Position Title: Senior Buyer
Position Description: Protingent has an exciting direct hire opportunity for a Senior Buyer with our client in Kent, WA.
Job Responsibilities:

• Perform day to day procurement activities supporting various construction and facilities projects.
• Develop and manage strategic suppliers and contractors.
• Evaluate current procurement processes and practices to identify areas for improvement.
• Work with facilities and project management leads to select suppliers and contractors to bid projects and award business that achieves company objectives.
• Develop RFP/RFQ packages and evaluate responses.
• Perform price and cost analysis.
• Issue and manage fixed price and cost type contracts.
• Ensure your awards are compliant with established procurement practices and processes.
• Ensure the best value is achieved in all procurements.
• Employ Costpoint and/or Coupa software to prepare purchase orders and change orders.
• Ensures supplier documentation, such as terms and conditions and NDAs are executed prior to engagement. Negotiate these agreements as necessary.
• Support other buyers as necessary with order management, backlog monitoring, daily status, report tracking, and to mitigate schedule risks.
• Monitor suppliers' performance and prepare reports and other records. Conduct supplier business reviews and develop plans to improve supplier performance.
• Serve as an escalation point for the resolution of discrepancies and issues related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, invoices, payments to the suppliers, and supplier performance problems.
• Attend/support weekly project planning and status meetings. Minor travel is required.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, economics, finance, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of tactical level experience in purchasing/supply chain.
• Understanding avionics systems and components, including software and hardware (EEE components, PCBs, PCBAs, LRUs, antennas, batteries, sensors, ordnance, harnesses, instrumentation, secondary structures, engineering & testing services).
• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment to accomplish goals while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook and Windows programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).
• Ability to work effectively independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
• Cost and price analysis experience.
• Above average knowledge of cost-type contracting.

Desired Job Qualifications:

• Experience in construction and facilities purchasing.
• Experience with public purchasing procedures.
• Federal Acquisition Regulations knowledge/experience.
• Experience with Costpoint and Coupa purchasing system and JIRA Atlassian software.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Location: Kent, WA or Merritt Island, FL
• Salary Rate Range: $55-$82/hr
• ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation - from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
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