Procurement Project Specialist

VT Group (VTG); Virginia Beach (VA); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Virginia Beach, VA is hiring a Procurement Project Specialist for a hybrid role with at least two days on-site. The position involves handling procurement requirements, RFQs, vendor evaluations, and contracts while ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS.

A US citizenship and relevant experience with MS Office and Deltek Costpoint are required. Responsibilities include coordinating with Logistics and Accounting, expediting orders, maintaining records, and supporting supplier

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus four years of work related experience, or Associate's degree plus two years of work related experience, or Bachelor's degree.
• Two years of procurement experience.
• Knowledge of Order processing systems and experience with MS Office applications and advanced MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint system, preferred.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Supply Chain Function by receiving procurement requirements and processing purchasing actions per FAR/DFARS guidelines.
• Supports operations by analyzing commodity requirements to obtain best value and timely delivery.
• Prepares and issues RFQs/Proposals.
• Evaluates vendor quotations to ensure quality, price, delivery and service objectives are met.
• Issues/implements purchase contracts via purchase orders compliant with regulations.
• Expedites commodities for timely delivery and handles delinquent orders.
• Maintains PO files and related documents for accurate records.

Skills

Procurement experience

MS Office proficiency

MS Excel advanced

FAR/DFARS knowledge

US Citizenship

Education

Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree

High school diploma

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Order processing systems

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Procurement Project Specialist to support our Virginia Beach, VA corporate office. This is a hybrid position with a minimum of two days onsite.

What will you do?

• Supports the Supply Chain Function by: receiving procurement requirements from Logistics in spreadsheet format with requirements to include materials and services. Applies understanding of the purchasing process, responsibilities and ethical standards for the procurement of those materials and services. Follows FAR/DFARS guidelines to process, evaluate and execute purchasing actions.
• Supports the operations function by: Analyzing the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed, obtaining best value, expediting and providing timely project closeout.
• Prepares and Issues Request for Quotation/Proposal.
• Evaluates vendor quotations and uses appropriate purchasing technique to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service objectives are met. Negotiating lowest cost balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs to meet contractual commitments determining best value and fair & reasonableness when applicable using price/cost analysis and data or other accepted justification.
• Submits purchasing requisition information to Logistics via accepted spreadsheet for Requisition Inputting.
• Issues/Implements purchase contracts via purchase order that comply with company and government regulations.
• Expedites commodities for timely delivery and investigates delinquent purchase orders.
• Coordinate return of goods for replacement and/or credit following Company Work Instructions.
• Reviews Purchase Order file documentation for completeness and correctness, maintaining shipping notices, amendments and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.
• Coordinates with Accounting Department to ensure proper receipt and payment of invoices.
• Ensures Purchase Order Files are properly maintained, closed-out & stored.
• Assists in the following when needed:
• Compile material spreadsheets from Bill of Material.
• Analyzes requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications,
• Researching part #, NSN & MILSPEC, if applicable, using WEBFLIS, IHS, vendor contacts/resources or other approved domain.

Do you have what it takes?

• High school diploma plus four years of work related experience, or Associate's degree plus two years of work related experience, or Bachelor's degree.
• Two years of procurement experience.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Order processing systems and knowledge of and experience with MS Office applications and advance working knowledge of MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint system, preferred.
• Working knowledge of FAR/dFAR, preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen.

VTG's estimated starting pay range is $27.00-30.00 per hour, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.