Purchasing Specialist (DC or Plano TX)

Job Description EGS•Dc, DC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

EGS is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to work in our Plano, TX or Washington DC office. This role performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment. The specialist uses this assessment to determine requirements and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements, and the industry to be sourced. They also perform market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and determine the availability of services, supplies, equipment, and producers. This involves researching and evaluating process and technology options available by magnitude and impact on competitive advantage. The role involves reviewing requirements, issuing RFPs/Solicitations, obtaining proposals, negotiating, administering, and settling contracts and purchases. It defines long and short-term business and customer needs, completes market and industry trend analysis, and conducts supplier value and cost analysis, including logistics-related activities, to make supplier selections. The Purchasing Specialist manages cradle-to-grave acquisition projects, including planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, and providing technical guidance and feedback. They prepare contract solicitations, determine specific contract language, clauses, and the best type of contract, and evaluate offers to recommend source selections. The role includes evaluating proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria. It involves conducting supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchases, as well as performing supplier capability assessments, past performance reviews, and customer evaluations. Planning and conducting negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract, and obtaining audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy are key. The specialist prepares contract award recommendation memos and awards contracts/contract modifications. Compliance with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies is required. Contract administration includes period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts, option exercise, DOL Wage Determination adjustments, and Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts. Driving for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation, and managing the contract close-out process are also responsibilities.

Requirements

13 - 20+ years experience in field
Bachelor's Degree
Proficient in MS Office Suite – specifically Microsoft Excel with excellent analytical skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to pass a public trust background check

Nice To Haves

CPSM, CPIM, CSCP certifications or Supply Chain Degree preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment.
Uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers.
Researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases.
Defines long and short-term business and customer needs.
Completes market and industry trend analysis.
Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria.
Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy.
Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies.
Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
Contract close out process.