Purchasing Agent

The Building People; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building People, LLC, is hiring a full-time Purchasing Agent with responsibilities that include placing government orders against established contracts and handling pre-award and post-award actions. You will ensure adherence to FAR and agency policy, reporting to one of several locations, including Nashville, TN.

Strong knowledge of purchasing methods, regulations, price evaluation, and procurement software is required. A background check and client-driven telework considerations may apply.

Qualifications

• Two years of contract purchasing experience or similar role.
• High school diploma required; professional acquisition training annually (20 hours).
• Familiar with procurement regulations and standard purchasing methods.
• Ability to use procurement software and electronic contract systems.
• Knowledge of price evaluation methods and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Place government orders against established contracts.
• Perform pre-award and post-award contracting actions.
• Ensure compliance with FAR and agency policies.
• Use various purchasing procedures to acquire supplies and services.
• Maintain accurate documentation in procurement systems.

Skills

Purchasing methods

Regulatory compliance

Price evaluation

Arithmetic skills

Procurement software

Education

High School Diploma

2 years contract purchasing

Annual training 20 hours

Tools

FPDS-NG

ECF

FBO

eSRS

EASi

Email/Spreadsheets

Job description

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a full-time Purchasing Agent. This position would have to report to one of the following locations: Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, Charlotte NC, Tampa, FL, or Nashville, TN. The Purchasing Agent serves customer needs through the placement of Government orders against established contracts (i.e. purchase orders and/or calls against BPAs or other FSS schedules, PBS regional/national IDIQs or other Government sources of supply. Contractor will perform Pre-award and Post-award contracting actions. All procurement actions are at or under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The contractor will be expected to use a variety of purchasing procedures to acquire supplies, services and construction. All work is governed by the FAR and supplemented by additional regulations, legal precedents and agency policy and procedures

Required Experience & Skills

• Knowledge of solicitation or purchasing methods such as oral solicitations, calls against BPAs, delivery orders or priced purchase orders to make noncompetitive open market purchases, purchases under established contracts or competitive open market purchases when specifications or statements of work are standardized, price and product characteristics are stable and repeat vendors are used.
• Knowledge of frequently used and easily understood regulations such as those related to required sources, use of mandatory schedules or ordering and documentation procedures for routine purchases to ensure regulatory compliance throughout the purchasing process.
• Knowledge of basic price evaluation techniques to assess price reasonableness using well established references such as price lists, Govt estimates and previous history.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic used in business to make comparisons of price
• Knowledge of current software and media applications to facilitate the efficient exchange of information via email, spreadsheets, Webex, Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Electronic Contract File Viewer (ECF), Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), E-buy, Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) Procurement Processing System (EASi) and other software programs.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Federal Government experience is a plus

Required Education

• High School Diploma
• At least two (2) years experience in contract purchasing or similar position.
• Requires 20 Hours of Professional Acquisition Related Training (Annually)

*Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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