Purchasing Specialist

3 days ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Elite Government Strategy Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Description

EGS is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to work in our Plano, TX or Washington DC office.

  • Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
  • Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers; researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
  • Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
  • Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
  • Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
  • Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
  • Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria - Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
  • Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy
  • Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
  • Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies. Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
  • Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
  • Contract close out process.

Required Skills

  • years experience in field
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Resources will leverage Postal provided tools and systems (i.e., CAMS, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Coupa (eBuyPlus/eSourcing tool).
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite specifically Microsoft Excel with excellent analytical skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to pass a public trust background check

Desired Skills

  • CPSM, CPIM, CSCP certifications or Supply Chain Degree preferred but not mandatory.

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