BUYER

Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps is seeking an experienced, energetic, dynamic, talented candidate for the full-time position of Buyer at our Milwaukee Job Corps Center. Our positions represent great opportunities to grow with a progressive corporation that plants the seeds to success by providing growth and development services to our students and staff.

We offer competitive salary and a full comprehensive benefit package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Vacation/Sick time and 12 paid holidays.

Horizons Youth Services may be just the place for you to share your talent!

Job Summary: Performs finance/accounting support in accordance with DOL, PRH, Contract Center and Horizons Youth Services’ requirements regarding all purchases of Center.

Duties:

• Procures property, services, and supplies in a cost-efficient and timely manner in accordance with company and government policies to include OFCCP, Department of Labor, and company.
• Ensures compliance with approved contractor purchasing system review policies and procedures and ensures all acquisitions are documented on the automated financial/procurement system.
• Issues and maintains purchasing requisitions and purchase orders for distribution and use as outlined on corporate procurement policies.
• Develops and posts requirements via Requests for Proposals (RFP), Invitations for Bids IFB), or Requests for Quotations (RFQ), as required on company website and/or Sub-Net and ensures compliance with Davis Bacon and Service Contract Wage determinations, as required.
• Establishes systems for the periodic self-evaluation of procurement activities to ensure integrity, accountability, and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Follows all applicable procurement regulations, to include those contained in company policy, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Labor Acquisition Standards, OMB Circulars, and Executive Orders.
• Provides advanced notice or seeks Contracting Officer consent through the region as outlined in the center’s operating contract and/or Contractor’s Purchasing System Review (CPSR).
• Establishes an environmentally preferred purchasing policy for ongoing consumables and durable goods that protects the environment and public health, conserves natural resources, and minimizes waste
• Performs other duties as assigned by management within the employee’s capabilities

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: One year’s experience required. Experience with Excel and purchasing applications. Ability to work in fast paced deadline-oriented situations.

Education: High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers’ License.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level is usually moderate.