Buyer - 90415545 - Philadelphia

Amtrak; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing Programs

401K with Employer Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Rail Pass Privileges

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter and Flexible Spending

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a procurement professional to manage cost-effective, timely purchasing of Direct and Indirect materials with medium complexity. You will onboard suppliers, process POs in ERP, and support commodity strategies through bidding, cost analysis, and contract awards under guidance from senior staff.

Responsibilities include negotiating terms, maintaining supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with Federal Procurement Regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Experience in purchasing or materials planning or related fields.
• Ability to work effectively within a matrix management structure.

Responsibilities

• Provide purchasing services for Amtrak business units, including solicitation, negotiation of PO pricing, terms, and conditions.
• Interface with stakeholders at all levels to manage high-volume POs within department metrics.
• Utilize ERP systems to resolve issues for stakeholders or suppliers.
• Maintain suppliers with focus on on-time delivery, cost improvement and quality compliance.
• Prepare and administer POs and contracts ensuring legal and financial soundness per Amtrak policies.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Logistics teams and with Engineering disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with Amtrak specifications and grant funding terms.

Skills

Procurement

MS Excel

MS Word

Negotiation

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ERP system

Procure-to-Pay

Job description

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

This position is accountable for cost-effective and timely procurements for Direct and Indirect materials and assignments of medium complexity. Responsible for transactional procurement activities including supplier onboarding, and processing, executing, managing and expediting Purchase Orders in the ERP systems. Additionally, this role supports commodity strategies including supplier performance monitoring, performing competitive bidding and negotiation, cost/price analysis, and awarding of Purchase Orders and multi-year Contracts. May be assigned with the ownership of specific commodities or projects that are transactional in nature. This position applies knowledge in Federal Procurement Regulations and negotiates terms and conditions associated with assigned Purchase Orders or Contracts under the supervision or guidance from senior-level Procurement personnel or the Law Department.

Essential Functions

• Provide purchasing services for Amtrak business units, including solicitation, negotiation of Purchase Order pricing, contractual terms and conditions of purchase, performing cost or price analyses, and administration of Purchase Orders upon execution.


• Interface with stakeholders of all levels for assigned Purchase Orders or projects on a regular basis; maintain the service level of turning around assigned Purchase Orders that could be high volume, within established Department metrics.


• Utilize ERP systems to problem-solve for stakeholders or suppliers when help is needed.


• Maintain and manage suppliers with focus on on-time delivery performance, total cost improvements and quality compliance while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.


• Solicits and negotiate procurement contracts involving variable costs and non-standard terms and conditions. Prepare and administer Purchase Orders and contracts that are financially and legally sound and compliant, to ensure enforcement of contractual requirements and Amtrak’s policies and procedures in concert with Federal Procurement Regulations and/or the Uniform Commercial Code, whichever is applicable.


• Partners with other Procurement and Logistics functions including Planning, Procurement, Business Improvement, Material Control as well as with various disciplines of Amtrak Engineering.


• Strong attention to detail to ensure compliance with Amtrak's specifications, terms and conditions of purchase and relevant terms of grant fundings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.


• Experience in purchasing or materials planning or related fields.


• Effectively work under a matrix management structure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.


• Plus 2 year of relevant work experience.


• Experience in ERP system and Procure-to-Pay processes.


• Procurement experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred


• General ability to read and understand Engineering blueprints.


• Supplier management skills to support Supplier On-Time Performance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in business acumen, financial and analytical acumen, written and verbal communication, presentation skills, and implementation and execution.


• Written and verbal communication skills sufficient to prepare, negotiate and review contracts, bids, proposals and vendor agreements for legal terms/conditions and acceptability of items to specifications.


• Self-starter with good analytical skills and common sense to problem solving.


• Demonstrate ability to learn new tasks in order to maintain effectiveness in position.


• Must be detailed oriented and disciplined to ensure project completion and effective follow-through to meet established timelines.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities and high volume of Purchase Requisition and PurchaseOrders.


• Basic proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word.

Environmental Conditions/Physical Demands

The salary/hourly range is $65,500.00 – $84,888.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

• Health and Wellbeing Financial and Retirement Work and Family Life Support


• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance 401K with Employer Match Generous Paid Time Off


• Wellness Programs Railroad Retirement Benefits Paid Caregiving Days and Backup Care


• Health Savings Account Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Fertility and Family Building Benefits


• No-cost Personal Health Advocate Student Loan Assistance Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance


• Medical Plan Opt-out Credit Tuition and Education Reimbursement Paid Family Leave


• Life Insurance Rail Pass Privileges


• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program


• No-cost Financial Advisor Sessions Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts

Learn more about our benefits offerings here.

Requisition ID:167363

Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Relocation Offered:No
Travel Requirements:Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.