Procurement Specialist Ii
Lead Buyer supporting Military, Research/Development and Commercial Contracts for custom and specialized equipment, manufacturing and services. Worked closely and communicated with vendors, engineering, quality, end users, customers and management to meet specification, cost and schedule. Worked with Accounts Payable for timely payouts and reconciliations. • Sourced, solicited and evaluated competing supplier bids for products and services. Provided technical statements of work requirements for procurement of customized goods. • Negotiated Price, Delivery, Agreements, Price Brakes, Milestone Payments and Progress to meet budgeted costs. • Recognized by Program Office and Engineering for replacing a supplier of custom products that was driving deliveries out nine months. To manage lead time, sourced liked vendors and negotiated three month delivery, requiring that winning vendor assume risk of long-lead materials by working with suppliers for limited on-hand consignments of long-lead components, in order to facilitate immediate start of production.Skills:* MicroSoft Office* SAP / EPICOR* MRP/ ERP EnviormentsSpecialities:* Aerospace & Commercial Fabrications * Aerospace and DoD Procurements* DFAR, TINA, DPAS, ITAR Regulations* DoD Procurement Policies* Engineering Drawings & Electronic Files* Engineering Technical Data* Negotiation * Procurement Strategies* Processing & Testing* Purchasing Options* Quality Assurance* Strategic Sourcing* Statements of WorkGeneral Procurement Practices:* Agreements* Bid Analysis / Justification* Cost Savings / Avoidance* COTS Procurements* Expedites, AOG * Electrical Components* Hardware * Meetings / Conferencing* Raw Materials * RFQ /RFP* SAP / EPICOR* Site Visits* Vendor Management