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Job description / Role
Principal Accountabilities:
- Reviews/assists with the development of Scopes of Work (SOW)/specifications to ensure sufficiency and completeness with regard to acquisition and technical applications.
- Checks Purchase Requests (PRs) for full approvals and charge codes.
- Coordinates/executes administrative requirements as necessary for conducting day-to-day business including development and submission of reports.
- Conducts pre-bid conferences, prepares and issues IFBs, RFP's, and RFQs to vendors, reviews/evaluates bids/offers and vendors, conducts negotiations, prepares memos and necessary determinations for file.
- Prepares final contractual instruments (purchase orders/BPAs/SMAs) for management approval and award, including incorporation of all necessary flow down clauses from the prime contract.
- Accomplishes contract administration duties during vendor execution including but not limited to writing of modifications, maintaining files, verifying timely vendor execution, verifying receipt of services/supplies, payment verification, and accomplishing closeout procedures.
- May administer the Qualified Vender files and update as required.
- Assists with the maintenance of all files and data relating to Purchase Orders (POs), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), and Service Maintenance Agreements (SMAs) as appropriate.
- Interfaces with functional organizations/vendors to obtain information regarding products, quality, price and delivery.
- Obtains pricing information and conducts market surveys for proposal development and management initiatives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Knowledge & Skills:
- Must have outstanding customer service and organizational skills and be able to understand, speak, read and write English at an advanced level.
- Must be proficient in the use of personal computers and Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office to include as a minimum Power Point, Excel and Word programs.
- Preferably familiar with and able to comprehend and conform to all U.S. Government procurement procedures (i.e., FAR/DFAR regulations).
- Must possess a valid home country driver's license and ability to obtain host nation driver's license.
Experience & Education:
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Degree in Business Studies preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of purchasing experience required specifically in commodity and service requirements.
Physical Requirements/Working Environment:
- Works in normal office environment.
- Light to moderate lifting as required carried out in an office environment.
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
About the Company
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.