IT Procurement Specialist

Amentum•Houston, TX

About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a temporary IT Procurement Specialist to join the JETSII contract. The IT Procurement Specialist will: Responsible for purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies pricing from distributors and OEMs. The position requires a strong combination of strategic thinking and tactical day-to-day problem-solving as well as a high proficiency with data, detail, and cross-functional communication. Explore order quantities, and lead tie to optimize trade-offs between time and order fulfillment efficiency. Contacting suppliers to follow up on purchase orders, compare and analyze suppliers for price reasonableness and performance. Support special projects as required to obtain data and information needed to support decision making. Manage suppliers and internal stakeholders through the purchasing/fulfillment process. Provide budgeting, forecasting, and cost estimating support. Provide detailed financial reports, including budget planning and phasing for forecasted renewals and replacement costs. Prepare fiscal year and 5-year financial views for multiple divisions to meet contractual requirements. Aide in annual IT Phasing Plan for the division; review IT purchase requests and issue IT plan numbers to track procurements in the IT Purchase Plan. Meet with Management weekly to disseminate EA, OCIO, Center, and Agency IT information as related to the division; request approval to procure IT hardware and software to meet division requirements. Work with the budget office to procure approved IT hardware, software, and annual maintenance agreements in accordance with Center and Agency policy (i.e. CITR, ESP, etc.). Manage software license maintenance agreements to ensure timely renewal and consolidate licenses where possible by reviewing license utilization logs annually.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area and normally possess 10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Familiar with NASA/JSC procurement process and compliance requirements.
Self-motivated, team player, and adaptable to a dynamic environment and the ability to complete all assignments as required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Familiar with Microsoft Office products.
Experience organizing and prioritizing tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules.
Experience with preparing written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
Experience with effectively interacting with customers and management at all levels.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or Finance is preferred, but not required.
NASA/JSC experience strongly preferred.
Some college preferred.
Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures.

Responsibilities

Purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies pricing from distributors and OEMs.
Exploring order quantities and leading tie to optimize trade-offs between time and order fulfillment efficiency.
Contacting suppliers to follow up on purchase orders, compare and analyze suppliers for price reasonableness and performance.
Supporting special projects as required to obtain data and information needed to support decision making.
Managing suppliers and internal stakeholders through the purchasing/fulfillment process.
Providing budgeting, forecasting, and cost estimating support.
Providing detailed financial reports, including budget planning and phasing for forecasted renewals and replacement costs.
Preparing fiscal year and 5-year financial views for multiple divisions to meet contractual requirements.
Aiding in the annual IT Phasing Plan for the division; reviewing IT purchase requests and issuing IT plan numbers to track procurements in the IT Purchase Plan.
Meeting with Management weekly to disseminate EA, OCIO, Center, and Agency IT information as related to the division; requesting approval to procure IT hardware and software to meet division requirements.
Working with the budget office to procure approved IT hardware, software, and annual maintenance agreements in accordance with Center and Agency policy.
Managing software license maintenance agreements to ensure timely renewal and consolidating licenses where possible by reviewing license utilization logs annually.