Procurement Specialist

Peraton•Mountain Home, NC

18d•$66,000 - $106,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join their corporate procurement team. The Specialist will be responsible for executing purchases of materials, supplies, or services at varying dollar thresholds, conducting strategic sourcing, and collaborating with capture teams to ensure proposal compliance. This role involves comparing supplier bids, tracking order statuses, negotiating terms, and overseeing supplier relationships. The position requires a strong understanding of government solicitations and procurement documents, including FAR compliance.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years with BS/BA or 3+ years with a MA/MS
9+ years of relevant work experience may be substituted for degree.
Proficiency in MS Office and related software.
Experience with Federal and/or DoD supply chain management policies and procedures and the FAR.
Excellent oral and written communications skills, organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
Experience with Costpoint and Ivalua
Experience establishing effective partnerships within and outside the organization.
Detail oriented, ability to multitask, organized, problem solver who works well under pressure with a sense of urgency.
Customer service oriented professional.
Experience managing competing priorities and ability to deliver across multiple projects simultaneously
Must be a US citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience with government lifecycle management.
Experience with managing budgets and forecasting future procurements.
Experience with terms and conditions negotiations and price negotiations
Familiar with Costpoint and/or Ivalua procurement tools
Experience with Risk Management
Expereince in Subcontract Adminstration

Responsibilities

Executes purchasing of materials, supplies, or services at varying dollar thresholds (i.e. micro purchase, simplified acquisition threshold, cost accounting standard, etc).
Conducts strategic sourcing, which may include, Request for Quote (RFQ) preparation including applicable prime contract/solicitation clause extraction, proposal evaluation, price/cost analysis, contract negotiation, vendor management, and contract administration.
Ability to read, interpret and extract critical information from government solicitations and procurement documents.
Collaborate with capture teams on customer solicitation instructions, terms and conditions, contract clauses, and procurement requirements to ensure proposal compliance.
Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
Tracks the status of quote validity, requisitions, contracts, and orders and keeps stakeholders apprised of status.
Selects, and recommends suppliers and negotiates price, quality, and service.
Follows up on all awards until completion of order.
Prepares purchase orders and sends copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding terms and conditions, damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering change orders.
Oversees and/or conducts supplier site visits as necessary.
Issues RFQs and POs in compliance with the FAR
Manages a portfolio tied to multiple programs and proposals