Buyer I - Oklahoma City, OK

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

A Level 1 Buyer will mostly be working on the pre-purchase administrative activities of procurement. This position will screen all incoming purchase requisitions and manage the supplier base. They will review, solicit, and award the incoming requisitions. They will assemble and maintain pre-qualified supplier records, add new suppliers, track suppliers through the pre-qualification process, provide credit applications, conduct D&B reviews, track annual re-certifications and insurance certificates, and coordinate with Finance on the entry of new suppliers into IFS.

Job Responsibilities

• Screen Purchase Requisitions (PR) from programs and award low-dollar orders.


• Work with end-users if there are any discrepancies in the PRs received from program


• Act as a sponsor for onboarding new suppliers


• Conduct Denied Party screenings/reviews, track annual recertifications, and insurance certificates


• Act as Expediters to track critical shipments


• Generate & maintain reports by following the instructions of team leads


• Responsible for all documentation associated with a purchase, as required by government and company policies


• May be required to travel on Temporary Assignments to Programs both CONUS/OCONUS in support of program and mission requirements.


• Other projects and initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: One year of related experience may be substituted for one year of education, if a degree is required.
  
  
  
  • BS/BA Degree
  
  
  
  


• Experience:
  
  
  
  • Must have 0-2 years' professional experience
  
  
  • Customer service oriented, detail focused, proactive behavior, multi-task capability
  
  
  • Must be able to communicate clearly both in writing and orally.
  
  
  • Sales and data analytics experience is a plus.
  
  
  
  


• Skills & Technology Used:
  
  
  
  • Good problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills/techniques, strong communicator, possesses analytical and interpersonal skills.
  
  
  • Functionally skilled in Microsoft Office products, including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
  
  
  
  


• Other Requirements:
  
  
  
  • U.S. Citizenship
  
  
  
  

Employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage


• Retirement plan


• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits


• Wellness programs


• Paid time off, including holidays


• Learning and Development resources


• Employee assistance resources


• Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.