Senior Procurement Specialist — DoD Contracts & Sourcing

Sara INC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match/profit sharing

ESOP

Job summary

SARA is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist in Colorado Springs to handle day-to-day purchasing, supplier communications, and program support for defense systems.

You will manage bids, negotiate terms, and ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, while coordinating with engineering and contracts on BOMs, source inspection, and post-award activities. On-site role with strong growth potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field (will substitute years of experience)
• 6–10 years of government purchasing/procurement experience
• Experience with FAR/DFARS compliance
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and independently
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• US Citizen with ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance
• May require light physical effort (up to 20 pounds)

Responsibilities

• Own purchase orders and subcontracts from requisition to closeout
• Solicit quotes, run bids, document source selection
• Negotiate price, delivery, terms, and changes; issue PO/ amendments
• Manage open-order book: expedite, shortages, deliveries
• Make-or-buy and single-source justifications when competition is not practical
• Verify product requirements and coordinate material purchases
• Prepare POs using Costpoint
• Ensure supplier documentation (terms, NDAs)
• Coordinate vendor returns for material issues
• Quote and source BOM at best price
• Flow down FAR/DFARS and customer clauses to POs
• Classify buys (commercial, competitive, sole source)
• Maintain CPSR/DCMA compliant files
• Flow down clauses for export-controlled hardware and cybersecurity

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Written & verbal communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

SARA is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist in Colorado Springs to handle day-to-day purchasing, supplier communications, and program support for defense systems.

You will manage bids, negotiate terms, and ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, while coordinating with engineering and contracts on BOMs, source inspection, and post-award activities. On-site role with strong growth potential.