Lead Welding Procurement Engineer

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The Lead Welding Procurement Engineer is responsible for complex procurement actions, including vendor sourcing, solicitation, proposal evaluation, delivery, closeout, and all associated aspects of the procurement process; contract oversight to ensure all applicable contract requirements, BWXT corporate policies and Federal Acquisition Regulations are appropriately applied to procurement actions; overseeing and tracking the purchasing of materials and services to ensure all project needs and timelines are met;

auditing the receiving / receipt controls of materials; auditing material stores inventories; establishing purchase requisitions with vendors through BWXT Purchasing and drafting proposals for procurements as required by BWXT procurement procedures and the BWXT contract. This position is within the Welding Engineering department and ensures on-hand inventory of qualified welding consumables.

On-site in Barberton, OH

• Assists Unit Manager in technical document review including shop instructions for welding consumable handling and material testing procedures.
• Acts as the primary delegate for the Unit Manager of Welding Procurement when Unit Manager is absent.
• Establishes purchase requisitions with vendors through BWXT Purchasing department.
• Oversees and tracks the purchasing of materials and services, ensuring all project needs and timelines are met.
• Audits the receiving / receipt controls of materials.
• Audits material stores inventories.
• Supports audits of supplier performance for quality, delivery, and compliance against BWXT procure procedures and documents.
• Works with Welding Engineers to draft proposals for procurements as required by BWXT procurement procedures, and the BWXT contract.
• Ensures all BWXT procurements meet BWXT procedures and customer requirements, to include requirements for competitive sourcing and/or sole source or single source justifications and approvals.
• Consults with purchasing to ensure purchases “conform to good Commercial and Government procurement practices and requirements”.
• Gains and maintains expertise in related customer and BWXT procedures and requirements.
• Effectively communicate with requestors and vendors of any change in material or expected delivery times.
• Work with management to assess and evaluate risk and opportunity with open contracts to support quarterly financial reviews.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required. Ability to use various inventory management such as SAP and material…