Buyer/Expeditor (US Citizen) - Tampa, FL - 4850

Important Notes:

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• High School Diploma
• One to three years of related experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Detail Oriented
• Dependable
• Able to communicate in English fluently, with excellent verbal and written skills
• Able to perform basic arithmetic functions
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in a U.S. DoD environment highly preferred
• Experience in supporting U.S. Government audits
• Experience with Deltek CostPoint

Job Description:
Reporting to the Group Leader for General Procurement, this position requires the incumbent to research and select vendors to solicit quotes, is responsible for the procurement of limited scope, quantity, and dollars of repetitive assemblies, parts, repairs, and services. Responsible for the expediting of open General Procurement purchase orders, following up with purchase order acknowledgments and other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Expedites open General Procurement Purchase Orders

• Using approved computer system, update expedite information

• Resolve issues Receiving might have with deliveries against a Purchase Order

• Discusses invoicing discrepancies with vendors and internal departments

• Resolves problems related to poor product quality, order inconsistencies, and damaged products in collaboration with Quality Assurance department

• Have weekly meetings with the buyer(s) you are assigned to for Purchase Order Management

• Established and maintains good vendor relationships and satisfies internal customer

• Research potential vendors for source selection

• Obtains vendor utilization approval from Quality Assurance department

• Coordinates with vendors on items sent for repair/replacement

• Negotiates prices, terms, and purchase orders

• Maintains knowledge of import regulations

• Administers and maintains orders

• Other duties as assigned.

Security Responsibilities
Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Should not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Should not divulge information outside the company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Incumbents must be able to come onsite 5 days a week (9/80 schedule)

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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