Senior Buyer

About the Role

The Contracts & Acquisitions Purchasing Department is responsible for acquisition of commercial goods and services, equipment maintenance and repair, fleet service and training for program areas in the use of ERP systems in support of the Frederick National Laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Procure and contract for a wide variety of commercial commodities and services of high dollar value, risk and complexity
• Provide a full range of contracting duties ranging from acquisition planning to contract award including researching and preparing specifications for the purpose of facilitating competition, negotiating terms and conditions, and analyzing bids for specification compliance, price, delivery commitments and past performance
• Ensure compliance standards are followed for file preparation, maintenance and full documentation requirements
• Focus on the solicitation, negotiation and award of commercial goods and services including IT purchases, laboratory supplies, biologicals, chemicals, and commercial services

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience in procurement/contracting
• Experience processing and completing moderately complex purchase orders and contracts
• Ability to develop contract modifications, investigate contract discrepancies and exercise contract options
• Ability to provide full life cycle management of commercial contracts and orders ranging from reviewing the purchase request or statement of work to managing the executed unilateral or bilateral contract
• Experience negotiating terms and conditions for contracts
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of procurement processes
• Strong problem solving and reasoning skills to effectively deal with problems varying in complexity
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service
• Ability to travel if needed for business purposes
• Must reside within commuting distance of the Frederick, Maryland office and be available to work onsite as required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or in support of a government contracting office
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint
• Experience with International procurement actions (Imports)

Pay

54,100.00 - 79,715.00 USD