Principal Procurement Specialist

Title: Principal Procurement Specialist

Location: Remote United States

Job Number: 76581

Pay Rate: Pay Rate:  $38.38/Hr.

Job Description:

Remote

Contract - 1st Shift, 540

Pay Rate: $38.38/Hr.

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401k

Requirements: Principal Procurement Specialist

• US Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree (with a strong preference towards degrees in Business or Engineering Disciplines) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience with DoD procurement/subcontract compliance with Public Laws, Policies, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFAR), ITAR or import/export requirements
• Experience with SAP (PRISM/APEX), automation tools, and processing information.
• Experience in written contractual authorization/vehicles (Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus, T&M, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to display good judgement and solve problems in the absence of an obvious clear path.
• Demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards regardless of the circumstance.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills that allow for successful work in a diverse environment with numerous internal and external customers.

Job Summary: Principal Procurement Specialist

• Our client is seeking an experienced Procurement professional who will be responsible for executing the overall procurement activities associated with Contingent Labor via multiple procurement methods.

Duties: Principal Procurement Specialist

• Prepare and obtain of all manner of solicitations including RFQ, RFP, RFI and cost Proposal/Quotation activities from prospective subcontractors, leased labor, technical service and consulting providers.
• Employ various techniques to analyze cost/price, technical capability, and financial viability.
• Managing Supplier's critical path in support of key program milestones.
• Monitoring and reporting cost, schedule and status of suppliers and recommends or implements corrective action as necessary.
• Analyze quotations/proposals utilizing price/cost analysis techniques such as CAPA and/or Price Analysis.
• Review of Statements of Work ensure in accordance with Policies, work instructions, state and federal law.
• Develop negotiation strategies and lead formal negotiations (Price, Delivery, Terms).
• Perform purchase order documentation in accordance with Government regulations (FAR/DFAR,etc.) and client policies.
• Place compliant purchase orders for both high and low dollar packages of various procurement complexity.
• Engage in significant interaction with Business EXIM, Legal, Sr. Leaders, Gate Reviews, internal and external stakeholders.
• Support escalations and resolution of internal or external customer concerns/issues.

Desired Skill Sets: Principal Procurement Specialist

• Demonstrated experience in the procurement and management of contingent labor within a government contracting environment, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Signficiant Experience in leading formal negotiations (price, schedule, and supplier exceptions to contractual flow-down requirements, as well as standard Terms and Conditions), and with supplier management
• Significant Experience with proposals from prospective suppliers, analyzing cost/price, technical capability, financial viability, and conducting investigations to ensure ability to perform within cost and schedule
• Experience with of all phases of sourcing and procurement execution to include price negotiation, reductions, terms and conditions, and completion of compliance EPAD Packages
• Previous experience with integrated supply chain, including strategic procurement
• Experience with technical requirements of procured services including Statements of Work (SOW) and Leased Labor, and experience completing compliant Procurement Packages utilizing Raytheon standard systems and experience with a variety of agreements: Teaming, Bidding, and PIAs/NDAs.

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