Order Clerk / Buyer - Batavia, NY

Technical Buyer

Akima Infrastructure Protection is looking for a Technical Buyer onsite in Batavia, NY. The Technical Buyer performs procurement of facility supplies and consumables. The work involves all steps from material requests to closeout of Purchase Orders, and updating of company and government work management systems in the procurement process. This is an on-site position; with regular work hours Monday thru Friday and mission support may be needed outside of normal duty hours.

Responsibilities:

• Procures supplies and consumables for a federal detention facility in accordance with Government procurement regulations and corporate procurement policies.
• The duties involve evaluation, selection, technical liaison, and other administration duties for a wide variety of items.
• Research vendors and products; analyzes quotes, recommends or selects suppliers, prepares, tracks and closes purchase orders, schedules deliveries.
• Work involves providing status on outstanding deliveries and staying abreast of current approved vendors.
• Communication with customers as well as outside vendors for updates and information.
• Works closely with technical personnel to have a thorough knowledge of the required items and to ensure quality specifications are translated into purchasing requirements.
• Knowledge required for this position includes the Government purchasing practices and procedures.
• Obtains items from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
• Can handle complex information and inquiries from both internal and external stakeholders in a customer service focused environment.
• Data entry into work management and accounting systems for initiation, update and closeout actions.
• Proficient in using Microsoft office software such as outlook and excel functions.