Procurement Associate

SAIC is seeking a Procurement Analyst to join our Corporate Business Management team. Candidate will procure goods and administer purchase orders of high dollar value, risk, and complexity and will report to the Procurement Manager. This individual must be able to work in a high-paced, team environment and must be organized and detail-oriented. This position may be remote anywhere in the US, for the right candidate. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Issue purchase orders for goods and services supporting SAIC’s customers (DOD, Federal or Civilian Agencies)
• Issues Requests for Quote in accordance with prime contract requirements
• Review and edit vendor license agreements to ensure license agreements are in compliance with Prime Contract requirements
• Responsibilities include the development and negotiation of favorable prices, terms, schedules and other provisions of purchase orders and acquisition contracts, ensuring consistency with program needs
• Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other contract provisions
• Develop purchasing strategy to meet proposal or program needs
• Collaborate with supplier quality to add and qualify new suppliers
• Analyze proposals for all areas of compliance (cost/schedule/T&C/technical/etc.)
• Will be involved in supplier negotiations leading to subcontract and purchase order definitization  
• Analyze production/procurement data to develop procurement strategy for the programs you are supporting
• Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules
• Recommends suppliers based on experience and capabilities to provide quality products on time
• Lead cost savings initiatives to meet program goals
• Assume other responsibilities as requested

• Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of related experience,  Additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 
• 1+ Years of government procurement and Federal Acquisition regulations
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills
• Understanding of cost/price analysis concepts and be able to implement on complex supplier proposals and agreements
• Excellent time management skills
• Solid communications skills, both written and oral. Ability to communicate across several levels of staff and customers/vendors
• Ability to prepare, lead, and conduct status briefings; prepare and staff weekly updates   
• Strong team player
• Must be a US Citizen

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience purchasing goods and services
• Previous FAR/DFAR experience
• Previous purchasing experience in a supply chain management environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Advanced Word skills
• Understanding of cloud services and acquisition strategy of cloud services