Buyer

Description Buyer: At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team! Job Summary B&A is looking for an Buyer to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team while supporting… Responsibilities Sourcing & Competition: Prepare RFQs; identify and solicit qualified suppliers; obtain and evaluate competitive quotations; document competition and sole/single-source circumstances; and conduct or support supplier selection, as applicable, in accordance with company procurement procedures. Approved Suppliers & Source Control: Procure from approved and authorized sources in accordance with established procedures and verify supplier-source considerations including authorized distribution, product traceability, counterfeit-part risk, obsolescence, and other supply-chain risks. Price Analysis & Price Reasonableness: Perform and document price analysis and price reasonableness determinations using competition, historical pricing, market research, catalog or published pricing, and other appropriate techniques consistent with company procurement procedures. Supplier Negotiations: Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, lead times, payment terms, minimum-order quantities, freight/shipping terms, warranty provisions, and other commercial terms within delegated authority and document negotiation outcomes as required. Purchase Order Administration: Convert approved requisitions into purchase orders; incorporate applicable terms, conditions, and contractual flowdowns as identified by Contracts; obtain required approvals; issue and administer purchase orders and authorized changes; and maintain complete, accurate procurement files in accordance with established procedures. Production Material Support: Work from MRP/material requirements, BOMs, production schedules, and program priorities to place procurements in support of production commitments; identify material shortages, long-lead items, and schedule risks; and communicate potential impacts to Material Planning and program stakeholders. Supplier Management: Obtain and maintain supplier order acknowledgments; monitor supplier delivery, quality, responsiveness, pricing, and other performance indicators; expedite critical materials; maintain current supplier commitments and status; and coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Material Planning to resolve supplier performance issues. Receiving/Quality Coordination: Work with Receiving and Quality to resolve receiving discrepancies, nonconforming material, returns/RMAs, replacements, shortages, overages, and supplier corrective actions. Compliance & Procurement Records: Maintain complete, accurate, and auditable procurement files consistent with company policies, ethical procurement practices, and applicable FAR/DFARS requirements; and support CPSR, DCMA, internal audit, and other procurement reviews. Cross-functional Support: Coordinate with Engineering, Material Planning, Production, PMO, Contracts, Quality, Finance/Accounting, and Warehouse/Receiving to support procurement execution, material availability, supplier issue resolution, and production requirements. Supplier Development & Small Business Participation: Support identification and utilizat…

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