Associate Buyer

About the Role

Leidos is seeking an Associate Buyer to support its Huntsville, Alabama facility. This role offers an opportunity to learn the procurement field and contribute to meaningful programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define plans, processes, methods, and tools for supply chain management and chain of custody for all Government assets.
• Research and recommend cost-effective purchase arrangements.
• Support the Government’s purchase process, coordinating delivery of purchases.
• Manage, track, and audit hardware recapitalization, maintenance agreements, and software licensing.
• Review purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, and completeness, obtaining necessary additional information.
• Manage the procurement process from order placement through receipt of products and invoice payment.
• Actively manage supplier performance through consistent communication to ensure adherence to purchase order terms and conditions.
• Participate in the invoice approval process to ensure supplier invoices comply with purchase order terms and conditions, resolving issues as necessary.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to effectively communicate processes and procedures to the customer base.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Ability to travel between local sites on occasion.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective working relationships.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills and apply them confidently.
• Use of problem-solving techniques for unique procurement requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and some work experience (generally less than 2 years).
• A combination of education, experience, training, internships, military service, or certification related to procurement may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Prior procurement experience with a government contracting firm is a plus.
• Experience executing on-time deliveries of machines, equipment, and components.
• Experience interacting with key suppliers.
• Experience dealing with the financial impacts of supplier decisions on programs.
• Experience managing, tracking, and auditing existing hardware and software inventories.
• Experience supporting procurement system compliance, materials management, prime contract flow downs, supplier quality, and supplier teaming.
• Experience working with price analysis methodologies.