Procurement Associate

Rocketdyne; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Redmond, WA is seeking a new graduate to join the procurement team. You will assist in maintaining strategic supplier alliances, issue RFI/RFQ/RFPs, analyze responses, justify procurements, and place purchase orders.

You will help streamline order fulfillment, monitor supplier performance, and ensure adherence to company terms and conditions while engaging with vendors to resolve issues and escalate risks as needed.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, economics, finance, accounting, operations management, or related field or recently graduated.
• Familiarity with procurement processes, supplier evaluation, and purchase order handling.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials, equipment, supplies, services, and commodities.
• Evaluate bids to secure best overall value and negotiate terms.
• Track purchase orders and resolve discrepancies with receiving and accounting.
• Maintain supplier relationships and assess performance and risk.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFAR/ITAR and company terms and conditions.

Skills

Vendor communication

Procurement basics

Cost analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

Spend management tools

Contract types awareness

Job description

Job Location: Redmond, WA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

As a new graduate in the procurement role, you will assist in maintaining strategic alliances and partnerships established by the Purchasing organization. You will send requests for (information/proposal/quote) to suppliers, analyze responses, justify procurements, and place purchase orders. Your role includes streamlining the order fulfillment process to ensure supplier quality and timely delivery that meet performance metrics. You will facilitate strong communication with vendors, understand and apply the company’s “Terms and Conditions,” and ensure compliance with corporate policies. Additionally, you will help assess supplier capabilities and participate in risk assessments, escalating issues to management and recommending appropriate actions

Essential Functions

• Procure material, equipment, supplies, services, and commodity products
• Evaluate cost and analyze supplier bids to attain best overall value
• Negotiate price, delivery and quality of products/services and determine supplier selections
• Track all Purchase Orders through reports, work matched exceptions, open commitments, receiving discrepancies, returns, supplier discrepancies, and problem reports/supplier corrective action responses. Interface with receiving and accounting to resolve issues
• Manage supplier relationship through the acquisition process
• Confer with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance
• Interpret FAR/DFAR/ITAR laws, rules and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses

Some things to include if needed / depending on the role:

• Travel requirements with an estimated 10% or quantitative amount
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to complete physical tasks

Qualifications

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, General Business Management, Business Administration or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience in Supply Chain principles and concepts, spend management tools, purchasing insight into buying and selling principles, negotiations, awareness of different contract types, financial and quantitative analytical skills, commodity management, supplier and performance measurement tools, and exposure to sourcing process
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma

Rocketdyne is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rocketdyne is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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