Procurement Associate

SAIC; Oak Ridge (TN); Remote; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Procurement Associate to manage procurement of goods, primarily IT-related supplies and services. Responsibilities include sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing necessary products while ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience, excellent communication, and teamwork skills. The position is 100% remote, with a preference for candidates located in Oak Ridge, TN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and zero (0) years of experience; 4 additional years may be considered in lieu of degree.
• US Citizenship Required.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Solid communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Procure goods and administer purchase orders.
• Source, negotiate, and purchase IT Hardware and software.
• Prepare requests for Quotes/Proposals (RFQ/P).
• Issue and maintain purchase orders for goods.
• Monitor performance of suppliers.

Skills

Time management

Solid communication skills

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

SAIC currently has a job opening for a Procurement Associate. Candidate will procure goods and administer purchase orders of low dollar value, risk, and complexity and will report to the Procurement Manager.

This position is 100% remote, candidates local to Oak Ridge, TN, preferred.

In this role, you will source, negotiate and purchase IT Hardware and software, fabricated parts, machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services, and/or supplies and incidental services necessary for operation of an organization or program.

Duties Include:

• Prepare requests for Quotes/Proposals (RFQ/P) and bid packages in accordance with prime contract requirements.
  
• Issue and maintain purchase orders for goods supporting SAIC's customers (DOD, Federal or Civilian Agencies)
  
• Compile and analyze statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.
  
• Monitor performance of suppliers.
  
• Compile information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
  
• Evaluate areas of opportunity to leverage material acquisitions.
  
• Track data to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
  
• Negotiate with suppliers and analyze suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect favorable prices and to determine lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules
  
• Review proposals, negotiate prices and other provisions of purchase orders and other contract types, ensuring consistency with end-user requirements and procurement policies/procedures, select or recommend suppliers, analyze trends, follow up orders placed, verify delivery, approve payments, and maintain necessary records.
  
• Review license agreements, negotiate terms and conditions, and work with requester, legal, cyber security and privacy to reduce and mitigate risk to SAIC.
  
• Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other contract provisions
  
• Assume other responsibilities as requested in support of departmental goals and objectives.
  
• Recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures
  
• Solve routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and zero (0) years of experience. An additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of a degree
• US Citizenship Required
• Excellent time management skills
• Solid communications skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to communicate across several levels of staff and customers/vendors
• Strong team player
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Supply Chain Management, Business, or technical field
• Advanced Excel skills
• Advanced Word skills