Procurement Specialist/Buyer - Contract- 12 Months at Softworld Inc

Buyer / Procurement Specialist
Job Location: Lynchburg, VA

12 Month Contract

W2 with Health and 401k benefits

M-F, 8-5, 40hr/week

Job Description:

This procurement buyer will primarily be responsible for the execution buying supporting the Public Safety and Professional Communications business sector.

Purchases materials and/or services. Evaluates bids, negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Follows up on all awards through completion of order. Negotiates with suppliers regarding rejections, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes. Participant on the Supply Chain Category Teams - teams that evaluate and rate our suppliers, relative to production capability, performance and delivery.

• Responsible for low/high dollar procurements and tactical maintenance of all procurement systems (i.e. - expediting, de-expediting, purchase order maintenance, Rejection and Disposition Notification, Revision Change Notification).
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers and work in a team environment.
• Issue RFQs, evaluate bids, select suppliers, and place PO's. Negotiate price, delivery and service.
• Support Blanket Purchase Order awards & inventory programs
• POC for ensuring delivery dates are met, handling over-shipments, cancellations, and receiving issues.
• Responsible to confirm all purchase orders through completion of delivery
• Ensure supplier compliance via an internet portal (eXpo PO tracking)
• Follow-up on all awards through completion of order
• Expedite Purchase Orders to meet operation 'need dates' - work with the suppliers to support unexpected demands
• Monitor critical shortages daily and work/negotiate the premium requests from suppliers with Planning
• Use SAP daily to analyze planning needs, update orders, create new PO's and add line items
• Assist with invoice reconciliation using PeopleSoft when necessary
• Responsible for data attribute accuracy - LT updates, min/mult updates and sending data steward requests

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP experience
• Purchasing of Electronic Components