Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist IIIDenver, CO Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph Career Level not specified $68,000 - $118,000Job DescriptionMust have an active (or ability to obtain) a TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance. The Procurement Specialist III is to manage materials and supply orders and to ensure that all supplies fit the parameters of a project. In many cases, the position coordinates supplies for many jobs at once. Responsibilities include monitoring, coordinating, and performing the procurement functions to help ensure that Company and Client practices and requirements are met.• Delivers accurate, timely, and cost-effective identification, sourcing, buying, delivering, warehousing, installation, and commissioning of material and equipment required to support the engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance effort.• Develops material requirements including specifications and scopes (working with Material Engineering and Material Control).• Interfaces with Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS) and Logistics as necessary on assigned Requests for Quotation (RFQ) or Purchase Order (PO) packages.• Performs contractor pre-qualifications.• Develop standard contract templates and maintain files.• Completes change requests and contract modifications.• Verifies and processes contractor invoices.• Monitors insurance certificates.• Monitors contract quality, cost and performance.• Prepares and issues expediting status reports.• Procures engineered equipment and materials in accordance with the Material Management Plan.• Evaluates, selects, and routes material shipments in accordance with procedures.• Establishes and monitors competitive blanket purchase orders for frequent, repetitive purchases from qualified vendors.• Reviews upcoming work to determine the level of procurement support needed to support outages.• Ensures consistency in requisitioning, pricing, and documentation of purchasing activities.• Provides on-site procurement support for new work and identifies training needs for designated field employees.• Identifies the need to engage Procurement functional support, helps coordinate activities as needed, and serves as the primary contact to resolve potential concerns.• Develops negotiation strategies, as appropriate.Other related duties/functions as assigned.Basic Job Requirements:• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and three (3) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to seven (7) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective mannerOther Job Requirements:• Must have an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance• US citizen with ability to obtain clearancePreferred Qualifications:• Reasonably good interpersonal and communication skills• FAR and DFAR understanding• Customer focused with ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships while meeting the company's needs• Demonstrated strategic thinking, accountability, and adaptability skills• Ability to set and maintain high standards of performance with responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments and task• Proactive reporting of progress and accomplishments of assignments and apply necessary follow-up to monitor progress and results of project tasks and assignments• Analytical approach to problem solving and identifying potential solutions• Local candidates preferred.• High School Diploma or equivalent appropriate General Certificates of Secondary Education or global equivalent• Reasonably good interpersonal and communication skills• Intermediate computer and software skills to include the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, and electronic presentation programs