Purchasing Analyst

This role is based in Palo Alto, CA in a hybrid capacity. You will be part of a procurement team that manages suppliers on Government and Commercial programs and supports proposal submittals to customers.

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 successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions.

• 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 will be used to develop market-driven ranges.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

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