What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at BOOST LLC?
Procurement Specialist
BOOST LLC is a dynamic management consulting firm that offers an array of government-compliant back-office solutions to support our teaming partners within the GovCon space. Our consultants are experts in the areas of Accounting, Contracts, Human Resources, Recruiting & Sourcing, and Strategic Pricing and our passion is to guide and propel our partners towards success within this competitive sector.
BOOST is helping our client; Sedna Digital Solutions (Sedna) find a Procurement Specialist.
Overview
Sedna is a growing small business providing innovative solutions to the national security community. This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment supporting software and hardware production for the U.S. submarine community. Candidates must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and interpersonal skills. Must work well with the procurement team, contracts administration, accounting, engineering team and program management. Sedna offers competitive salaries and benefits, but most importantly, career advancement opportunities. At Sedna people are our greatest resource, we highly value every employee, and pride ourselves at being extremely productive while delivering high quality to our customers.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Solicit bids, analyzes quotes, conducts cost/price analyses, negotiates price, and selects suppliers in relation to performance specifications Negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers such as price, quality, and schedule
- Coordinate with suppliers and project managers regarding updates and details of procurement requirements
- Work with engineering to review drawings and bill of materials to develop material requirements plans
- Execute purchase orders, follow-up with vendors, and develop strategic relationships across the industry
- Monitor inventory and open commitments to ensure required delivery dates are met
- Analyze purchasing requirements and trends
- Provide technical and/or operational support to projects and programs across the enterprise
- Monitor inventory and open commitments to ensure required delivery dates are met
- Coordinate across the Sedna staff to inform favorable contractual obligations
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
- Proven experience working as a procurement specialist as part of the defense industrial base
- Familiarity with relevant FAR/DFAR clauses and federal government requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport building
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- Knowledge of the industry and market conditions preferred
- Costpoint experience preferred
- Certification in the field of government procurement/supply chain preferred
Work Arrangements: 100% Onsite: 10611 Balls Ford Road, Suite 300 Manassas, VA 20109
Sedna is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
