Procurement Specialist II

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems•Crawfordville, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. The company's ethos includes Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, with integrity, innovation, customer satisfaction, and collaboration as core principles. The Procurement Specialist II negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies for customer-related business processes or for internal use. This role requires working knowledge and experience in its job discipline, broadening capabilities, and building knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. It involves performing a range of assignments related to the job discipline, using prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations, and receiving a moderate level of guidance and direction. Consistent exercise of discretion and judgment is required.

Requirements

Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Discipline/Major: Business Administration/ Supply Chain Management
Ability to work as part of a team.
Decision-making skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Analytical thinking skills.
Detail oriented.
Ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Develops and executes sourcing strategy, evaluates product offerings, recommends suppliers, and negotiates contracts for assigned categories or departments.
Gathers business requirements and identifies and pre-qualifies potential suppliers.
Develops and distributes RFPs/RFQs and collects bids or other information.
Evaluates proposals/quotes based on offering quality, cost, or other criteria and recommends suppliers that are best suited to meet the organization's requirements.
Works with selected suppliers to develop mutually acceptable contractual agreements.
May oversee tactical purchasing operations, such as the issuance of purchase orders or the payment of invoices.
Ensures that all procurement activities comply with internal policies and external regulations.