Associate Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

About The Role

Sources and procures complex, specialized goods and services. Owns contractual management for the supplier. Responsible for sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, administration, and closeout phases. Coordinates and collaborates with key stakeholders such as legal, contracts, finance, planning, operations, program management, engineering, and quality. As part of a cross-functional team, candidate will monitor and manage schedule, cost, technical and quality performance of suppliers in support of US Government programs. Procurement Specialists will interface with supplier leadership teams to motivate and drive excellence in performance of contractual requirements.

This position is remote; however, must be within a commutable distance from one of the following AS locations: El Segundo, CA, Palmdale, CA or Melbourne, FL.

Key Responsibilities

• Sources and procures goods and services of a commodity nature from many suppliers.
• Initiates Requests for Quotations and Proposals and receives same, analyzing proposed pricing from potential suppliers.
• In conjunction with quality organization, evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability, as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules.
• Works with internal customers to ensure specifications are appropriate for the services or products required.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through targeted negotiations.
• Issues purchase orders.
• Manages performance of purchase orders, ensures compliance with all public law requirements as well as company (and business) policies and procedures including import/export regulations.
• Employs sound business practices and assesses supplier performance as part of follow-up activities.
• Ensures that appropriate documentation is provided to logistics/transportation & warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded.
• Reviews and approves supplier payment as needed.
• Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency and continuous improvement.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excel
• Reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to Obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret level Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet it's business needs (after starting).
• Experience or familiarity with purchasing services
• Experience in SAP
• Experience in MRP
• Active U.S Government Secret Clearance