Buyer 3
Description
The employee purchases materials or services ranging from "off-the-shelf" supplies, equipment, and services (e.g., utilities, maintenance, and repair) to those of a technical and specialized nature.� The technical and specialized purchases are usually made, altered, or customized to meet the user's specific needs and specifications
Essential Responsibilities:
Coordinate transactions by dealing directly with manufacturers.�
The number of potential vendors varies and may be small, therefore the employee will be required to evaluate price differentials that reflect important factors (quality, delivery dates and places, etc.) in order to select the appropriate vendor.�
Purchases of large quantities of an item or service will also be performed by the employee.�
The employee will be required to resolve complications such as:� specifications that detail in technical terms the required physical, chemical, electrical, or other comparable properties.� Related issues to be reconciled may include special testing prior to acceptance, grouping items for lot bidding and awards, specialized processing, packing, or packaging requirements, export packs and overseas port differentials.��
The employee will be responsible for keeping up to date information on market trends, changes in business practices in the assigned markets, and new or altered types of materials entering the market, product development, etc.
The employee may be required to assist in the training or providing work direction to lower-level buyers or clerks.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent combination of academic/technical training and five years of directly related purchasing experience.�
Knowledge of FAR Regulations applicable to the work unit is required.�
Certification in government contracting is highly desired.�
The employee must have knowledge of common business, industrial, and trade practices with respect to sales, prices, cost comparisons, discounts, deliveries, stocks, and shipments of varied items purchased.�
Must also have knowledge of commercial supply sources such as sales literature and sales representatives.�
Skill and tact are required in dealing with suppliers to ensure adequate and timely response to purchasing needs, and to ensure the lowest possible price is obtained.�
Possess a valid state issued driver?s license.�
May be required to qualify for and maintain a US government security clearance.� Note: US citizenship is required to obtain a US government security clearance.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
Typical office environment with no unusual hazards.� Must have the ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.� Must use hand to finger motion, and be able to climb and balance.� Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.�
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Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran?s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
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