What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Valiant Integrated Services?
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Valiant Integrated Services is an employer who hires in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with those laws.
Regular
- Performs market research/sourcing for program requirements to include small businesses (supplier diversity) and prepares market analysis of competitor products, pricing, promotions, packaging, trends, loyalty programs, and marketing initiatives.
- Acts as the competition advocate for the program, ensuring best value solutions to the customer.
- Prepares request for quotations, reviews supplier bids for responsiveness to the requirements, and performs written price analysis providing the narrative justifying the recommended award.
- Negotiates with the suppliers and issues purchase orders that will meet the program delivery schedules.
- Tracks suppliers to ensure they are on track for committed delivery times and expedites those orders as required.
- All marketing, solicitations, price analysis and purchase order awards must be in accordance with company procurement policies and procedures, program requirements and FAR/DFARs, Public Law, and statutory requirements.
- Ensures timely payment of the suppliers working closely with accounts payable and processes required closeout of the procurement file in accordance with the company's closeout and record retention policies.
- Maintain high ethical and professional standards always as a key representative of the company to outside suppliers.
- Support pre-award surveys and supplier evaluations. Assist in various internal and external audits, including but not limited to DCMA, CPSR, and small business program reviews.
- Resolve vendor/contractor grievances, and claims.
- Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
- 4 years in a government contracting purchasing in a prime USG cost reimbursable environment desirable
- Understanding of sourcing principals, both domestic and internationally
- Good written and verbal communications skills with an ability to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders internal and external to valiant to provide status on purchasing actions.
- Ability to engage and work cooperatively with program operations, contracts, accounts payable, logistics, IT, business development, pricing, and others.
- Can-do, self-motivated, collaborative, and professional demeanor, good project and time management skills required.
- Attention to detail and great organizational and time management skills with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
- Deltek, CostPoint, procurement execution experience highly desired
- Proficient in Microsoft applications (outlook, word, excel, SharePoint)
- Ability to travel (10%) to support contract transition activities when required.
- Us citizen required
- Secret clearance desired or ability to obtain a secret clearance
Valiant Integrated Services is an employer who hires in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with those laws.
