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SAIC

Procurement Associate

SAIC, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29405

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Job Description Location: Remote (Preference for candidates residing in or near South Carolina, Oak Ridge, TN or Huntsville, AL).

SAIC's Business Management office supports the entire acquisition value chain, including customer engagement, strategy development, program execution, strategic alliances, supply chain management, subcontractor development, and materials procurement. Our comprehensive acquisition organization enables both external and internal customers to achieve their mission goals. We serve critical business areas such as Mission IT, Enterprise IT, Engineering Services, and Professional Services.

Position Overview SAIC currently has a job opening for an entry level Procurement Associate. Candidate will procure goods and administer purchase orders of low dollar value, risk, and complexity and will report to the Procurement Manager.

Typical Responsibilities

Issue purchase orders for goods supporting SAIC's customers (DOD, Federal or Civilian Agencies)

Responsibilities include the development and negotiation of favorable prices, terms, schedules and other provisions of purchase orders and other contract types, ensuring consistency with end-user requirements and procurement policies/procedures.

Issues Requests for Quote in accordance with prime contract requirements

Purchase order administration/file maintenance, including supplier management

Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other contract provisions

Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules

Recommends suppliers based on gathered information and may also recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures

Assume other responsibilities as requested in support of departmental goals and objectives

Qualifications Education & Experience

A Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or technical field and zero (0) years of experience is required. 4+ years of Procurement experience accepted in lieu of Bachelors Degree.

Required Qualifications

Excellent time management skills

Solid communications skills, both written and oral.

Ability to communicate across several levels of staff and customers/vendors

Strong team player

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Outlook

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills

Desired Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Advanced Microsoft Word skills

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