Buyer Position Available In Madison, Alabama

Buyer
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Posted 5 days ago AFO is looking for a Buyer I to join our team at our Redstone Arsenal, AL location. Responsibilities Proposal support. Supplier identification and solicitation. Source selection. Placement of purchase order awards, including the development and implementation of enterprise-wide agreements. Executing consulting agreements. Post award administration of low to moderate dollar value transactions for various programs in the Akima and its portfolio of companies. Solicits proposals and negotiates terms for master commodity agreements. Sources and purchases parts, services, and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization. Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives. Performs and documents price analyses. Compiles information to keep informed on price trends. 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. Reviews proposals, negotiates prices and terms, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up on orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records. Prepares bid packages. Provides procurement support for proposal efforts as required. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree. Must have a minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills. Ability to work overtime if needed. Working knowledge of FAR/DFAR and agency specific regulations. Intermediate proficiency in MS Office applications. Ability to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience purchasing and maintaining records in a CPSR environment. Experience using Costpoint 7 and/or 8. Job

ID 2025-16362

Work Type On-Site