Sr. Associate, Procurement

Job Title: Sr. Associate, Procurement

Job Code: 38142

Job Location: Waco, TX (On-Site)

Job Schedule: 1st Shift 9/80

Job Description:

The Sr. Procurement Associate is responsible for acquiring goods and services from suppliers, receiving the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right time, for the right value, from the right source to optimize business performance. In this role, the Sr. Procurement Associate will manage the life cycle of purchase orders from the initial source selection and acquisition strategy, or onboarding and vetting of new suppliers.

Essential Functions:

• Execute all aspects of the Procurement acquisition process from proposal stage through Program award and execution. To include generation of Requests for Proposals, proposal evaluations, source selections, negotiations, file documentation, ensuring compliance to all internal and Government FAR/DFAR/DPAS/CPSR Procurement Regulations, change management, invoice approvals, dispute resolution, and procurement close-out.


• Draft, issue, and negotiate various contract vehicles, including RFPs, NDAs, Purchase Orders, Master Purchase and Service Agreements, Intercompany Work Authorizations, and others.


• Complete supplier selection process while understanding and mitigating risk associated with the project and initiate corrective action with Suppliers when necessary.


• Communicate with contacts inside and outside of Procurement department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.


• Develop, maintain, and manage relationships with suppliers to achieve Program, Customer, and corporate goals for sales, orders, and profit.


• Develop and maintain working relationships with cross-functional partners, to help influence and guide stakeholders, customers, and other external partners on Procurement matters.


• Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to procurements.


• May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within established authority.


• SAP ERP Experience.


• Work collaboratively with team members and Supplier Quality.


• Practical understanding of Procurements' relationship with other functions and the ability to influence and gain trust within these relationships to collaborate with the team and define the appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives.


• Intermediate negotiation skills in best value, lead times, pay terms, milestones, and executing legal documents (i.e., Purchase Order (PO), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Long Term Agreements, Terms and Conditions etc.) to effectively align with the customer needs.


• Working knowledge of SAP (inputting and retrieving data) and ERP systems.


• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.


• Proficient working knowledge of MS Office Suite.


• Must be available for business travel (up to 10%).


• Must be available for on-call requirements 24/7 when required.


• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD Clearance.


• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of Procurement Sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience.


• Graduate degree with zero (0) to two (2) years of procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience.


• In lieu of a degree, minimum of six (6) years of procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience.


• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret Clearance.


• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR Procurement regulations.


• Aerospace industry/Aircraft industry experience.

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