Senior Procurement Officer

The Senior Procurement Officer provides expert purchasing support to BioMADE, a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII). The Senior Procurement Officer is responsible sourcing suppliers for goods and services, negotiating contracts and managing vendor relationships from generation of Requests for Information, Request for Proposals, Competitive Sourcing, negotiation of contract terms and management of procurements through the entire lifecycle. BioMADE receives awards from multiple sources and issues subawards, vendor agreements and consulting agreements to industry, academic and non-profit entities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and administer various types of procurements from non-disclosure agreements to simple purchases to more complicated manufacturing and construction agreements.
• Develop procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
• Develop sourcing strategy and engage reliable suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure advantageous terms.
• Review existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Perform risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Control the procurement budget and promote a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs.
• Prepare procurement reports and identify areas to improve procurement processes.
• Ensure all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
• Analyze contract and/or award requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies, and business unit procedures.
• Support agreement tracking, issuance, award monitoring and closeouts.
• Ensure procurement actions are carried out in compliance with all federal and agency requirements, specifically 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance.
• Use sound professional judgment to effectively balance compliance needs with BioMADE’s commitments to fund research, and the ability to convey potential change and listen for feedback in a collaborative and constructive way.
• Interact with colleagues at all levels in the public and private sectors to encourage consensus on contractual issues.
• Maintain current knowledge in the regulations, requirements and national practices and procedures impacting research administration. In these capacities, it is expected that the incumbent will participate in professional development opportunities, and/or one or more professional organizations or groups.
• Maintain knowledge through continuing education and professional development.
• Participate in the assessment of vendor performance.
• Liaise with other departments especially finance and program teams.
• Work to find resolution to contractual problems through appropriate terms and conditions and other conflict resolution due to poor or lack of performance-related issues.
• Support audit responses.
• Maintain electronic copies of relevant contractual documents.
• Support the development and implementation of operational plans, standard operating procedures and processes relating to contract performance and management.
• Other duties as assigned.