Buyer- Aviation

Akima is a global enterprise with more than 7,500 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government in the core areas of facilities, maintenance, and repair; information technology; logistics; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2020, Washington Technology ranked Akima #39 amongst the top 100 government contractors. To learn more about building your career with the Akima portfolio of companies, visit www.akima.com. Job Summary: The Buyer is responsible for executing procurement activities such as: proposal support, supplier identification and solicitation, source selection, placement of purchase order awards, and post award administration of low to moderate dollar value transactions for various programs in the Akima and its family of companies. Must have a basic understanding of FAR/DFAR and other Government agency specific regulations. Responsibilites: ( Buyer) - Sources and purchases parts, services, and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization. - Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives. - Compiles information to keep informed on price trends. - Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers’ operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. - Prepares bid packages. - Reviews quotes/proposals, negotiates prices and terms, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends. - Performs and documents price analyses. - Creates and issues purchase orders from ERP system, including the development of government, agency and quality flowdowns. - Follows up on orders placed (expediting), verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records. - Maintains purchasing documentation and files in accordance with corporate policies and FAR/DFAR. - Provides procurement support for proposal efforts as required.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: - Minimum 5 years of relevant experience. - Experience sourcing and purchasing aviation parts and equipment. - Ability to work overtime as needed. - Thorough understanding of FAR/DFAR and agency specific regulations, such as FAA. - Basic understanding and experience with price analysis methodologies. - High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. - Intermediate proficiency of Sharepoint. - Ability to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision. - Excellent oral and written communication skills. - Strong organizational skills. In accordance with President Biden's Executive Order 14042, you must be able to meet all health requirements, including but not limited to, current and future vaccination requirements to infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The Executive Order generally requires that all federal workers and federal contractor employees be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021. Desired Qualifications: - 2 years purchasing in a CPSR environment - Experience using Costpoint 7 or 7.1.1 - Working knowledge of various contract/subcontract types, e.g. FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable, Hybrid The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessar y. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you have a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position please contact, Recruiting Services at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. The dedicated email and telephonic options above are reserved only for individuals with disabilities needing accessibility assistance to apply to an open position using our website. Please do not use the dedicated email or phone number above to inquire on the status of your job application. In order for our company to stay compliant with government regulations, please apply on line. Please DO NOT email resumes or call in lieu of applying online unless you have a physical and/or mental disability and need assistance with the online application.