Purchasing Manager

About the role

Our Client is a defense contracting organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO. The organization delivers high-performance support platforms in mission-critical government and commercial environments.

Key Role Summary, Duties, And Requirements

• Lead procurement and planning functions while ensuring cost-effective, compliant, and timely acquisition of goods and services for defense-related operations.
• Develop purchasing strategies, manage supplier relationships, conduct vendor research, negotiate pricing and delivery schedules, support production planning, monitor inventory controls, and partner cross-functionally with finance, operations, engineering, logistics, legal, and program management.
• Qualify candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or a related field, along with 5–7 years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a DoD, federal acquisition, or government contracting environment is required.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, contract compliance, flow-down requirements, supplier management, and procurement risk management is essential.
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens with no dual citizenship, willing to work on-site, able to travel domestically 5–10% of the time to vendor sites, and able to pass education verification, a criminal background check, and a 10-panel drug screening.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a DoD, federal acquisition, or government contracting environment.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, contract compliance, flow-down requirements, supplier management, and procurement risk management.
• U.S. citizen with no dual citizenship.
• Able to work on-site.
• Able to travel domestically 5–10% of the time to vendor sites.
• Able to pass education verification, a criminal background check, and a 10-panel drug screening.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with a match, life insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick time.

Pay

$140,000–$150,000 annually.

Schedule

9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.