Job Description Summary
Valiant Integrated Services is looking for an experienced Procurement Manager, Senior to join our professional team at our regional office in San Diego, CA. The Procurement Manager, Senior is responsible for placing purchase orders, managing procurement staff, and monitoring workload for the timely procurement of material, parts, components, services, and equipment to meet contract performance factors.
Job Responsibilities:Basic Roles and Responsibilities:- Place, review, and approve both standard and complex purchase orders and service agreements.
- Negotiate and award purchase orders on behalf of the company.
- Monitor PO files to ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and procedures in accordance with CPSR requirements, and contractual requirements.
- Lead efforts to ensure that PO files are documented to demonstrate cost savings as realized through competition and/or negotiations.
- Support procurement actions as needed for COTS/OEM parts (or similar parts sourcing), and/or service type Purchase Orders utilizing both the P-Card and PO processes.
- Monitor and review procurement staff P-Card spend within assigned limits.
- Assign tasks, review work, and provide direction to staff while ensuring purchasing processes are met within established timelines and procedures.
- Manage proposal efforts by obtaining supplier quotes and proposals which may include costs and pricing data. Analyze and negotiate supplier pricing when appropriate.
- Provide supplier pricing inputs to support proposals/pricing requests.
- Manage the facilitation of pre-award surveys and supplier evaluations.
- Assist various internal and external audits, including government DCMA CPSR, Small Business Program, and customer audits.
- Act as primary point of contact for purchasing activities and related issues.
- Keep abreast of best practices in supply chain and materials management.
- Negotiate, place, and monitor corporate agreements for employee household goods relocations (CONUS/OCONUS) services.
- Supervisory experience in managing/supervising multiple direct reports and performing performance reviews of assigned staff, in accordance with company directives.
- Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Must have demonstrated experience in the concepts, principles, and standard practices of supply chain management, purchasing and general knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplements (DFARS), and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Requirements:- Four-year college degree, in materials management, business administration or related field, or a minimum of ten years' experience in diverse buying activities, including five years of supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of proposal evaluation and proven ability to negotiate effectively.
- Must have working knowledge of FAR and DFARS requirements.
- Ability to provide workable solutions to a wide variety of supplier/customer challenges.
- Demonstrated leadership ability.
- Strong written and oral communication skills for interface with all levels of Management, both internally and externally.
- Domestic travel may be required.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint desired.
- Background in material logistics desired.
- Working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint preferred.
- The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements.
- Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business requirements.
