Merchandise Buyer, Sr. jobs in Pensacola, FL

Purpose  

Responsible for the procurement of materials and services for OPC in accordance with Company and Government policies and procedures at the best possible negotiated terms for price, quality, and delivery. Manage a robust and reliable supply chain for purchased material and contracted services to include the documentation and control of the requisition, quote process, and issuance of purchase orders.

Functions

• Source and procure high value material, supplies, and supplies for approved requisitions to obtain the best overall value that meets the contractual requirements.
• Review and interpret company drawings and specifications.
• Support Systems integration as needed.
• Execute and manage all procurement orders for assigned area until closeout of the orders.
• Follow Company and Government procurement policies that achieve best value in accordance with the FAR, DFAR, HAS, CPSR, OPC Contract Requirements, and ITAR as applicable.
• Facilitate meetings with suppliers as needed to include staff from various areas of the Company as needed.
• Identify, plan, execute, and measure Cost Improvement Initiatives.
• Provide information to Earned Value Manager as needed.
• Mentor, lead, and aid in the development of the procurement buyers.
• Work independently and within a team on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects exercising diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to identify problems and provide solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business with studies in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics or similar discipline. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques.
• Experienced in purchasing and contract negotiations
• Intermediate level Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook Express.
• Rapidly obtain, sort, filter, and analyze large volumes of data for distillation into high-level reports.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, professional documents, insurance plans, Company policies, procedures and Governmental regulations.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form,
• Work under minimal supervision.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation/ communication skills and the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior management, employees, government officials, and the public
• Familiar with shipboard construction requirements ie. Mil Std, IEEE, Vibration (Mil P 167), EMI (Mil P 461).
• Familiar with typical suppliers for defense ships construction.
• Additional experience with Excel (Pivot Tables, V Lookup, standard formulas) and ERP systems.

Desired

• A minimum of five years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, and/or manufacturing planning desired.

• Experience with Government Program procurement, to include a working knowledge of FAR/DFAR and DoD or DHS policies
• Working experience in a construction environment.

Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail and multi- tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

Working Conditions

This position is considered OFFICE WORK which is characterized as follows. 

• Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night
• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the work place
• Work surface is stable (flat)

Physical Activity/Requirements

.The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered LIGHT work.