Senior Buyer

🕒 August 19

🏈 Alabama, Tennessee – Remote

🏈 Alabama – Remote 🎸 Tennessee – Remote

💵 $82.5k - $149.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Leidos

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Leidos is a leading systems integrator in science, technology, and engineering, providing solutions that transform and enable the missions of its customers. The company operates across various markets, including aviation, defense, energy, government, healthcare, intelligence, science, and space. Leidos is involved in AI, digital modernization, cyber operations, and integrated and mission software systems. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, Leidos also engages in charitable efforts and community enrichment programs. Additionally, it contributes to developing solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems and electric vehicle infrastructure for military applications.

📋 Description

• Develop and negotiate favorable prices for higher-complexity procurements, including purchase-order and acquisition-contract terms, schedules, and provisions • Administer purchase orders, maintain files, close out procurement activities, and manage supplier customers • Create solicitations, support proposals, conduct price and cost analysis, and negotiate price/cost-related terms and subcontract provisions • Procure higher-complexity and higher-risk items involving complex supplier negotiations • Confer with suppliers and analyze supplier operations to determine pricing factors and lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and schedules • Review proposals and select or recommend suppliers • Recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures • Apply advanced procurement, sourcing, supplier-management, negotiation, cost and price-analysis, and regulatory-compliance knowledge, including TCoPD requirements • Collaborate cross-functionally on policies, practices, and procedures • Support and review the work of other buyers and assist the team • Develop or review prime-contract flowdown documents to ensure compliance and minimize company liability • Support internal and external audits, including purchase-order file reviews and data requests • Support peer reviews and mentor other buyers

🎯 Requirements

• Typically requires a BA degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6–10 years of prior relevant experience • Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel • Strong oral and written communication skills • Strong customer service mentality • Ability to multitask and strong organizational skills • Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations • Knowledge in government contracts preferred • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities • Ability to work effectively with others within the team and collaborate cross-functionally • Costpoint experience preferred • Terms and Conditions negotiation experience preferred • Knowledge of build-to-print, fabricated parts, and components preferred • Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency-specific supplements such as DFARS

🏖️ Benefits

• Telework option will be considered