Buyer

Job description

Job Description

Buyer

Position Description
CGI FEDERAL PURCHASING ORGANIZATION IS SEEKING A MOTIVATED, MID-LEVEL PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL WHO WANTS TO DEVELOP THEIR PROCUREMENT EXPERTISE IN THE US FEDERAL MARKET AND GROW THEIR CAREER IN THE GLOBAL PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN ARENA
THIS POSITION WORKS UNDER LIMITED SUPERVISION, AND PROVIDES PROCUREMENT SUPPORT TO THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES THROUGH THE FINANCIAL/ SHARED SERVICES ORGANIZATION.

Your future duties and responsibilities
• Review procurement requests for goods and services and ensure compliance with company procurement procedures as well as US federal acquisition regulations.
• Perform moderately complex purchase transactions with moderate dollar liability; generate purchase orders accordingly.
• Lead source selection efforts to adequate competition, price reasonableness and cost savings are obtained.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to obtain necessary information to complete the source selection documentation as part of an approved Purchase Requisition package.
• Negotiate terms and conditions and flow down adequately the contractual requirements to suppliers.
• Administer ongoing procurement actions to ensure services have been rendered and/or materials have been delivered.
• Conduct vendor due diligence and ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Acts as a backup to other buyers.
• Performs other duties as directed by the Procurement Manager.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Bachelors degree plus 4 years of experience or equivalent experience in lieu of education. In addition:
• A solid understanding of all steps from procurement to payment (requisition, approval, purchase order, receipt, and billing); understand the sourcing related steps (requirements definition, analysis category, strategy planning, vendor selection, strategy execution, contract allocation).
• Good working knowledge of CPSR, FAR, DFARS, GSA and other Federal Acquisition Regulations.
• Ability to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and practices
• Organized, detail and customer-oriented, and dependable.
• Effective analytical, oral and written communication skills for customer/vendor relations and interfaces.
• Experience with Deltek Cost Point (a plus), Excel, Adobe Acrobat and other Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to apply concepts of basic and advanced mathematics in order to calculate discounts, interests, commissions, percentages etc.
• Ability to read and interpret moderate terms and conditions of sales and purchases.
• Ability to work in dynamic environment and handle multitasking efficiently.
• Experience working with high level (i.e. executive) internal and external customers preferred.

Desired
• Some Working knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Codes (UCC) and NAICS
• Some experience with international vendor relations and international contracting activities is preferred.

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