Procurement Specialist

About us

Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Global Ordnance is a force multiplier within the commercial (www.globalordnance.com) and defense military (www.global-ordnance.com) industries supporting a wide array of equipment, ammunition and firearms. As a Veteran Owned Small Business, Global Ordnance strives to provide excellence to our customers with unparalleled integrity. It's important to us that our work environment reflects this core value as well. We are blessed to have an incredible core team in place, and we need more talented individuals to come aboard and help us fill new roles that will foster the exciting opportunities we have ahead of us. Among other benefits, we offer company paid (100%) medical and dental insurance for our employees and their families, and a casual office with company provided snacks, coffee & other refreshments to keep you moving!

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Job Summary

The primary purpose of the Procurement Specialist is to build vendor relationships, negotiate best pricing, make sure materials and products meet contract specifications, as well as follow GO procurement standards through to completion of order.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Overseeing and managing GMP’s overall supply chain

· Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and manufacturers

· Manage purchase orders

• Create purchase orders with the assistance of engineering and program management
• Monitor GMP for on time payment to suppliers
• Monitor suppliers for on time completion of product

· Manage Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP)

• Create RFI/RFPs with the assistance of engineering and program management
• Submit all RFI/RFPs to suppliers
• Collect and manage all RFI/RFP supplier responses

· Support Proposals activities with RFI/RFP management

· Maintain a database of GMP suppliers and manufactures

• Non Standard Ammunition
• Non Standard Weapons
• US Government Programs

· Establish and maintain a supplier rating system

· Conduct supplier vetting

· Support logistics with freight details and scheduled shipping

· Communicate order status

Qualifications & Requirements

• Ability to multitask with high attention to detail
• Excellent time management and strong organizational skills
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study is preferred
• Preferred Experience: Prior firearm and defense industry experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Prior firearm and defense industry experience preferred
• Prior customer service experience preferred
• ISO 9001:2015 training preferred

Physical Demands & Abilities

· Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers

· Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly

Working Conditions

Work will be completed in an office environment and includes some travel to trade shows.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Global Ordnance reserves the right to revise or change job duties and descriptions as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. As all employment with Global Ordnance LLC is At-Will and no part of this job description constitutes any promise of continued employment or employment contract.

Global Ordnance, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Tampa, FL 33607 (Required)

Work Location: In person