Senior Buyer

Leidos•Oak Ridge, TN

5d•$82,550 - $149,225

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Senior Buyer to support its Huntsville, Alabama facility. The role is responsible for procuring components, machines, and equipment, including higher-complexity and higher-risk procurements. The Senior Buyer develops and negotiates favorable prices and purchase-order and acquisition-contract terms, schedules, and provisions in accordance with client requirements and procurement policies and procedures, under supervisor guidance. A telework option will be considered. The position administers purchase orders and related files through closeout, manages supplier relationships, creates solicitations, supports proposals, and conducts price and cost analysis and negotiations. It evaluates supplier operations, proposals, and capabilities to recommend suppliers that meet requirements for cost, quality, reliability, and schedule. The Senior Buyer also helps improve procurement processes, applies advanced procurement and regulatory-compliance knowledge, collaborates across functions, reviews and supports other buyers’ work, and provides peer mentoring. The role develops or reviews prime-contract flowdown documents, supports internal and external audits and purchase-order file reviews, and responds to customer data requests. The stated pay range is $82,550.00–$149,225.00. Compensation is not guaranteed and may depend on factors including responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, and market data.

Requirements

Typically, a bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience, or a master's degree and 6–10 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong customer-service orientation.
Ability to multitask and strong organizational skills.
Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work effectively with others on a team and collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of government contracts.
Costpoint experience.
Terms and conditions negotiation experience.
Knowledge of build-to-print, fabricated parts, and components.
Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency-specific supplements such as the DFARS.

Responsibilities

Develop and negotiate favorable prices, terms, schedules, and other provisions for higher-complexity procurements, ensuring consistency with client requirements and procurement policies and procedures under supervisor guidance.
Administer purchase orders, maintain procurement files, and close out procurement-related activities.
Manage supplier relationships.
Create solicitations and support proposals.
Conduct price and cost analysis and negotiate price/cost and related terms and subcontract provisions.
Procure higher-complexity, higher-risk goods and services, including through complex supplier negotiations.
Confer with suppliers and analyze supplier operations to determine factors affecting prices and identify the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and schedule requirements.
Review proposals and select or recommend suppliers based on gathered information.
Recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures.
Collaborate cross-functionally on procurement policies, practices, and procedures, applying knowledge of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, negotiation, analysis, and regulatory compliance, including TCoPD requirements.
Support and review the work of other buyers and assist the team as needed.
Develop or review prime-contract flowdown documents to ensure compliance with prime-contract requirements and minimize company liability.
Support internal and external audits, including purchase-order file reviews, and respond to data requests from internal and external customers.
Support peer reviews and mentor other buyers.