ENSCO, Inc., a diverse engineering, science, and advanced technology company seeks a highly motivated Senior Buyer to join our Procurement team. This position will be responsible for the purchase of materials and services in support of Commercial and Federal Government programs. The Senior Buyer shall coordinate purchasing efforts with project personnel; execute electronic purchase requisitions for a wide variety of materials and services; negotiate terms and conditions, work with suppliers to achieve cost savings, ensure the requirements for purchased items are executed in a cost-effective and a timely manner; ensure issues relating to delivery, quality and/or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier, project and management personnel and are resolved in a timely manner. Additionally, the Senior Buyer will be responsible for entering and updating purchase orders and other procurement actions within the electronic purchasing system.
Additional duties include but are not limited to:Partners with the Operations Team by participating in the Proposal process to proactively identify and source select vendors, conducting due diligence and analysis based on criteria such as price, quantity, quality, delivery etc. to meet the procurement requirements of the effort
Works with the Requisitioner to communicate purchasing procedures and ensure complete and accurate purchase requisitions are entered into the purchasing system
Develops Request for Proposals/Quotes for vendors and analyzes Proposals/Quotes to ensure all required proposal information has been submitted
Independently reviews and negotiates terms & conditions
Negotiates pricing with vendors to achieve maximum cost savings for ENSCO, Inc.
Processes purchasing transactions in the purchasing system and awards purchase orders within assigned signature authority to vendors in accordance with state and federal regulations and ENSCO, Inc. Procurement policies and procedures
Troubleshoots and resolves any purchasing issues with both requisitioners and vendors
Develops and maintains strong relationships with existing and new suppliers to ensure on time deliveries
Participates in inventory tracking, total quality management, continuous process improvement, and ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) efforts
Provides basic trainings as needed for new team members
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field; minimum of 5 years of closely related experience.
- Experience in Commercial and Government purchasing procedures, such as implementing processes and procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 44.
- Capable of managing multiple priorities and actions at the same time.
- Must possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
- Must have experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint).
- Deltek Costpoint experience with the Projects and Materials modules
- Experience implementing export compliance regulations (such as the EAR and ITAR).
- Experience managing corporate insurance including tracking requests, tracking status, interfacing with Contracts and Business Operations and managing invoices (status of payments on current invoices and proactively tracking upcoming invoices) in a timely manner
- Ability to come up with creative solutions to complex problems and communicate those to achieve stakeholder buy-in
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