Buyer

Panama City Beach, FL

Talent Orchard LLC, a Woman Owned Small Business with 8a designation has been contracted by a large defense contractor in their search for a Buyer in Panama City, FL!  The candidate will procure goods and administer purchase orders of moderate dollar value, risk, and complexity and will report to the Purchasing Manager.

• Responsibilities include the development and negotiation of favorable prices, terms, schedules and other provisions of purchase orders and acquisition contracts, ensuring consistency with client requirements and procurement policies/procedures.
• Purchase order administration/file maintenance
• Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other subcontract 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

• A Bachelor’s degree and 3 + years of related experience OR an Associate’s degree and 5 years of related experience OR a High School Diploma and 7 years of related experience.
• 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, especially Word, Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of government procurement and Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills

• Previous team leadership experience
• Previous purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment

Established in 2010, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery.

To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.talentorchard.com.