Strategic Program Purchasing Lead

IDEMIA Public Security; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA Public Security, a division of IDEMIA Group, seeks an experienced procurement professional to lead program purchasing for NA programs in Reston, VA. You will coordinate with program teams and supply-chain to optimize costs, manage BOM tracking, and ensure compliant contracts with vendors.

The role requires strong negotiation, analytical skills, and fluency in English, with experience in international environments and a multi-site setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, procurement, or similar field.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision making, and negotiating skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Primary interface between Program Teams and Purchasing/Supply-Chain to ensure seamless communication, focus, decision making, and collaboration through the program phases.
• Actively participate in Customer RFP response development, including costing inputs for products/services; collaborate with internal teams to ensure IDEMIA has the appropriate supply chain in place to deliver each program.
• Accountable to ensure program costs are delivered at/below business case level to ensure successful financial performance of each program. Ensure detailed BOM level tracking of costs and cost evolution over time.
• Provide standardized process and documentation for all program tracking and execution from the purchasing and supply chain teams.
• Support category managers in negotiating contract documents to ensure flowdown and alignment between customer and supplier contracts.
• Liaison between Program Teams and Purchasing/Supply-Chain teams on all bidder communications, negotiations, and required meetings.
• Review vendor proposals, pricing, and terms and conditions. Liaise with Legal for legal issues, while fostering a collaborative business relationship.
• Advise management of contractual rights obligations and risks. Ensure ethical process and approach is utilized during all contract negotiations.
• Perform or support requests for proposals, competitive bids, market analysis, and supplier evaluations. Develop sourcing strategies and options.
• Develop collaborative relationships with the business. Maintain understanding of business and project alignments. Secure engagement models based on requirements.
• Develop and implement program purchasing KPIs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, procurement, or similar field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

IDEMIA Public Security, a division of IDEMIA Group, seeks an experienced procurement professional to lead program purchasing for NA programs in Reston, VA. You will coordinate with program teams and supply-chain to optimize costs, manage BOM tracking, and ensure compliant contracts with vendors.

The role requires strong negotiation, analytical skills, and fluency in English, with experience in international environments and a multi-site setup.