Buyer

Job Summary:

Procures materials or other goods and/or coordinates activities involved with purchasing and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job:

• Receives and reviews requisitions requesting goods and services
• Communicates with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price
• Determines method of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
• Maintains procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action
• Keeps abreast of market trends, changes in business practices in the assigned markets, new or altered types of materials entering the market, etc
• May work with manufacturers or persuade potential vendors to undertake the manufacturing of custom-designed items according to user's specific needs and specifications
• May approve invoices for payment
• May expedite delivery of goods to users
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must be US citizen and meet any other federal program requirements
• Ability to obtain CAC card, Secret Clearance preferred
• A general/working knowledge of MS Office products is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customer
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• AS degree in Business or related field; BS degree preferred
• Combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

* The above statements reflect general details necessary for performance of the job and are not to be considered an all-inclusive list. Sun Test Systems, Inc. is a federal contractor and EEOC/Title VII/ADA compliant employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.