Amentum, a large government contract company, is seeking a Buyer to support a program based in the California, MD, area. This will be an onsite assignment, not remote work.

REQUIREMENTS / RESPONSIBILTIES

• Ability to identify, research, assess, and process information on sources, items and services

• Experience with competitive and sole source purchasing

• Experience working within a government-approved purchasing system

• Experience placing, recording and tracking moderate value commercial orders (up to $3,500) using a supply chain management software system

• Detail-oriented, with ability to keep accurate records

• Superior communication and customer service skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and various computer software programs

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute percentages. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables.

• Ensures compliance with CPSR, FAR/DFARS, Agency-specific regulations nd Amentum policies and procedures for subcontracts and procurement.

• MS Excel proficiency required. CostPoint expertise a plus.

• Experience with purchasing COTS electronics, communications, HVAC, power conditioning, and computer systems components along with vendor services. Familiar (from a purchasing standpoint) with vendors of COTS computer and electronic equipment such as Dell computers, Cambium Microwave, Furuno/Terma marine radars, UPS and power conditioning, wiring and cabling vendors, Barrett/Motorola HF & VHF radios, HVAC equipment.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility and system credentails / authorization. Note: US citizenship is required for facility and system credentials / authorization at this location.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a four-year college (two years’ experience in a related field can be substituted for each year of the four-year degree requirement).

• One or more years of related procurement experience.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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