Purchasing Analyst

About the role

Join our Supply Chain team as a Purchasing Analyst in Palo Alto, CA in a hybrid capacity. You will be part of a procurement team managing suppliers for Government and Commercial programs and supporting proposal submittals to customers. This role involves all phases of the procurement life cycle, ensuring compliance with contract terms and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Process non-disclosure agreements for signature by suppliers.
• Conduct market research to identify sources of supply for subsystems, components, and/or services.
• Review competitive proposals for subsystems and services offered by suppliers and prepare comparative analyses of factors such as cost, delivery schedule, quality, and past performance.
• Support the negotiation of subcontract requirements, prices, and terms and conditions.
• Issue subcontracts and purchase orders to suppliers.
• Maintain procurement history records on all transactions.
• Extensively interact with multiple functions including engineering, operations, quality, finance, accounting, and management to achieve procurement objectives.
• Manage suppliers and expedite supplier deliverables. Resolve supplier problems as they arise.
• Ensure that procurement actions and file documents support maintaining a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approved Purchasing System.
• Maintain supplier delivery status in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual, regulatory, and audit requirements, including Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), and contract terms and conditions.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, economics, or a related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.

Skills

• Aerospace industry experience.
• Experience at a Government contractor or subcontractor.
• Strong, fluent, and effective communication skills both written and verbal in English.

Pay

The base pay for this position varies by location:

• Colorado: $61,000.00 - $101,000.00 annually
• New Jersey: $61,000.00 - $101,000.00 annually
• Delaware: $61,000.00 - $101,000.00 annually
• Washington, DC metropolitan area: $67,000.00 - $111,000.00 annually
• California: $70,000.00 - $116,000.00 annually
• All other states: Geographic cost of labor is used to determine market-driven ranges.

The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related factors, including experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• Paid time off
• Health and welfare insurance
• 401(k) for eligible employees

More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.