Purchasing Manager

Beyond New Horizons; Manchester (TN); Presencial; USD 126.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salaries

Continuing education assistance

Healthcare benefits packages

401K with employer matching

PTO and holidays

Descripción de la vacante

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) is seeking a Purchasing Manager at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. You will lead a team of procurement professionals, ensuring compliance with BNH policies and federal purchasing procedures to support AEDC test operations.

You will supervise bidding, evaluations, awards, and contract administration, while coordinating with customers and suppliers to meet project objectives and maintain security clearance requirements.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field with procurement experience.
• FAR guidelines experience required.

Responsabilidades

• Lead procurement specialists and manage the purchasing lifecycle.
• Maintain government-approved purchasing system.
• Coordinate with customer, maintenance and operations teams.
• Oversee bid processes, supplier evaluations, and contract administration.
• Conduct personnel reviews and development.

Conocimientos

Procurement leadership

FAR compliance

Team supervision

Contract management

Security clearance

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain / Finance

High school diploma with 14+ years experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Purchasing Manager

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: B- Contracts, Purchasing, Legal & Proposal Services

Function/Branch: Acquisitions

Directorate: Business Ops

Position Type: Regular Full Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: A10 (BA1007)

Salary Range: $126,000 - $179,500/ per year

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Manager, supporting TOS II, at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. The Purchasing Manager will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal and external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will perform procurement management functions in support of test operations. These activities include management of a group of procurement specialists engaged in purchasing materials and services, resolving non-conforming material issues, invoice issues, and maintaining a professional working relationship with BNH material requestors and suppliers.

Job Duties

• Reports to and receive operational direction from Acquisitions Branch Manager.
• Ensures that procurement operations satisfy project requirements and conform to established BNH procurement policies, instructions, procedures, guidelines, and maintains a government approved purchasing system.
• Maintains direct working relationships with the customer, maintenance and operations management teams.
• Maintains direct working relationships with material suppliers, government agencies, and related professional organizations regarding procurement activities.
• Ensures mutual understanding and accomplishment of project objectives, plans, and requirements.
• Maintain relationships with supplier personnel to resolve specific project supplier problems, to be aware of current market conditions, and to inform the suppliers, when necessary, of the overall project requirements.
• Supervises assigned personnel in the orderly performance and completion of project procurement commitments through the several steps of bidding, evaluation, award, administration and receiving in accordance with established policies and procurement procedures.
• Conducts personnel annual reviews. Recommend salary actions, classification changes, and performance improvement plans.
• Monitors personnel to ensure they receive appropriate training and development to satisfy job performance criteria and company, personnel development objectives.
• Supervises preparation and maintenance of project bidder lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups.
• Reviews bid tabulations and procurement files for accuracy, completeness, and approves selection of suppliers within delegated approval authority. Ensuring all commitments made by subordinate personnel are accurately represented and have proper approval and signing authorities, as contained in the procurement procedures. Reviews and recommend bid selections that require higher procurement approval authority.
• Communicates with engineering, maintenance, and operations supervision to assist, guide, and plan the processing of requisitions for all project purchases.
• Develops and maintains procurement operating procedures.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field, and a minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in procurement, purchasing, or subcontracts administration; OR A high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of fourteen (14) years of experience in the same professional fields.
• A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in a supervisory or team-lead role with responsibility for workload distribution, performance evaluations, and interviewing/selection.
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience interpreting and applying Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines to procurement actions.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience executing purchasing lifecycle tasks, including bidder prequalification, compiling bid requests, performing bid evaluations, and managing purchase order administration.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• S. Citizenship is required as an objective prerequisite to obtain and maintain the necessary federal security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Office tools, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel, for document formatting and data analysis.
• Experience with Contractor Purchasing System Reviews.
• Skilled in working with, and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing with other functional groups.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work.

Arnold Air Force Base $126,000 - $179,500/ per year

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.