Senior Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Procurement Specialist

US-CA-Healdsburg " US-CA-Folsom

Job ID: 2024-32187
Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Purchasing
Healdsburg, CA (Grove St)

Overview

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a premier provider to the US Department of Defense and allied nations, is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to join our Healdsburg or Folsom, California team.

The Senior Procurement Specialist 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 as a generalist or in a combination of Purchasing Disciplines.

We are committed to supporting the mission of the warfighter. Our products can be found with every U.S. military branch and with our allies around the world. Given the nature of our work and our organizations ethos, we value trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that includes healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life balance benefits, career development and recognition programs.

* We are on a 9/80 schedule (9 hour days Monday - Thursday, alternating Fridays off, opposite Fridays 8 hour days).

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.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Equivalent combination of relevant education &/or experience
• 5 - 7 years of experience
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Decision-making skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Analystical thinking skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

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