Procurement Specialist with Security Clearance

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- Description Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success.

We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Are you ready for your next career challenge? The Integrated Airborne Solutions Branch, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Procurement Specialist to work in our Beavercreek, OH office.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Air Force Research Lab, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, and other DoD missions.

Your role as a part of our Logistics team will be to support our diverse portfolio of programs which conduct a combination of software design and development, hardware interfacing and integration, laboratory experimentation, ground and flight testing to deploy cutting edge, next generation solutions.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Procurement Specialist who plays a key role in ensuring governance, compliance, and effective management of government accountable property. This position is responsible for governance, organizational development and execution of the functions associated with the proposal, administration, compliance and risk management of supplier contracts across the company. Typical duties include: supplier development, sourcing, and supply-based diversity and cost management;

supplier relationship management; supplier-contract regulatory compliance, DFAR Business System (Purchasing) compliance, and supplier-contract risk management. The Procurement Specialist will support supplier sourcing and quote analysis, maintain accurate procurement records, and coordinate delivery and invoice issue resolution in compliance with applicable policies and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Facilitate the tracking and closing of routine purchase orders and related procurement transactions in the company enterprise resource planning (ERP) or purchasing system, within delegated authority.

* Review purchase requisitions for completeness, funding information, specifications or statements of work, required dates, approvals, and applicable contract or supplier requirements; elevate gaps to the appropriate procurement lead.

* Support supplier identification and sourcing by issuing requests for informal quotation, collecting supplier responses, documenting communications, and preparing price, delivery, and terms comparisons.

* Maintain complete and accurate procurement files, including requisitions, quotes, evaluations, approvals, representations and certifications, correspondence, purchase orders, modifications, receiving evidence, and closeout records as required.

* Apply applicable FAR, DFARS, contractual flow-downs, cybersecurity or controlled-information clauses, and company purchasing procedures with guidance from senior procurement, contracts, legal, quality, or cybersecurity personnel.

* Monitor purchase order acknowledgements, delivery schedules, shipment status, receipts, and open commitments; communicate status and risks to program and supply chain stakeholders.

* Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve routine late-delivery, quantity, quality-documentation, receiving, and invoice discrepancies; document actions and escalate material impacts promptly.

* Support supplier onboarding and maintenance activities, including collection of required business information, compliance documentation (e.g., The Buy American Act (BAA), The Trade Agreements Act (TAA), Certificates of Conformance, etc.), and system records.

* Assist with purchase order closeout, including confirmation of final delivery, invoice status, excess funds, property disposition requirements, and file completeness.

* Develop working knowledge of small-business participation, competition requirements, source-selection documentation, price analysis, counterfeit-parts avoidance, export-control handling, and other requirements applicable to assigned purchases.

* Protect company, supplier, customer, proprietary, export-controlled, and controlled unclassified information (CUI) in accordance with applicable policies and authorized systems.

* Participate in training, internal reviews, audits, and continuous-improvement activities; identify recurring data, process, or supplier issues and recommend practical corrective actions.

* Assist in developing and enforcing procurement management policies, procedures, and compliance documentation.

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