Description
Job Description:
Leidos is seeking an Associate Buyer located in our Oak Ridge, Tennessee facility. The Associate Buyer is responsible for the procurement of Software, maintenance and support, data, goods and services, company-wide.
Primary Responsibilities
- The development and negotiation of favorable prices, terms, schedules and other provisions of purchase orders and acquisition contracts, ensuring consistency with client requirements and procurement policies/procedures under supervisor guidance.
- Purchase order administration/file maintenance, closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management.
- Creating solicitations, supporting proposals, conducting price and cost analysis, negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other subcontract provisions. Procurement of moderate complexity and risk, with some work being more complex and/or riskier with supervisor assistance.
- Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
- Reviews proposals, and selects or recommends suppliers based on gathered information.
- May also recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures.
- Completes larger procurements with moderate manager oversight.
Basic Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree coupled with less than 1 year’s business experience; OR an Associate’s degree coupled with more than 1 year’s business experience; OR a HS Diploma coupled with 3-5+ years of business experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Strong Customer Service mentality.
- Ability to multi-task and strong organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation desired.
- CostPoint experience preferred.
- Prior experience buying tangible goods is preferred.
Pay Range:
Covid Guidance
In order to enter Leidos facilities in the U.S. and to attend Leidos events outside our facilities, employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or maintain proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 96 hours of entry. In addition, we are receiving guidance from certain customers that onsite contractor personnel will need to be fully vaccinated to access customer facilities. If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact your Talent Acquisition POC.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 44,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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