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Sierra Nevada Corporation · 1 day ago

Purchasing Agent III

Sparks, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Sierra Nevada Corporation is a global leader in aerospace and national security, seeking a Purchasing Agent III to enhance their purchasing and supplier management capabilities. The role involves purchasing materials and services, qualifying suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supplier performance to meet organizational goals.

AerospaceCyber SecurityHardwareNavigationProduct DesignSecuritySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Purchase materials, supplies, and services on the most favorable terms for the organization

Qualifying our suppliers, monitoring and ensuring our supplier quality and delivery

Evaluating bids, negotiating prices and terms for purchased goods and services

Tracking purchases, and maintaining a current database of our supplier information

Provide subject matter expertise on complex procurements of significant dollar value

Independently manage multiple service type contracts

Help with the planning of the process for the purchasing function, and support programs

Provide supply base expertise to SNC proposals and programs

Ensure accurate requirements are defined and understood and accepted by the supplier(s)

Foster and lead supplier-related communication and relationships

Act as the Point of Contact between SNC / Program(s) and the supply base

Own the relationship between SNC and your suppliers

Lead negotiations to include, but not limited to, deliverable requirements, terms and conditions, pricing, schedule, and milestone development

Document acquisitions and maintain files in compliance with government regulations, company policy, and best business practices

Track progress on subcontracts/POs: progress against schedule, available funding, actual and forecasted spending

Identify risk and opportunities, and as assigned, develop risk management/mitigation plans and strategies

Status supply base activity to programs, SCM organization

Develop and drive given Category strategy integration with stakeholders across the BA(s) and enterprise

Support department goals including, but not limited to: on-time delivery, negotiations, and PR processing time

Qualification

Procurement experienceSupplier managementNegotiation skillsFederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)FinanceAccounting knowledgeBachelor's DegreeRisk managementCross-functional collaboration