Senior Buyer - Amtec Human Capital Inc
Orlando, FL
About the Job
Sr. Buyer
Orlando, FL 32801
Contract for 6-12 months
Hybrid remote/on-site
Job Purpose:
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Responsible for procurement of supplies, equipment, materials, and services.
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Administers purchasing processes in accordance with company policies and procedures.
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Act as a liaison between internal and external customers, suppliers, and internal departments.
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Oversee complex, specialized, and non-routine purchasing processes.
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Provides consultation, performs negotiations, and develops effective professional relationships with internal and external customers.
Primary Functions:
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Evaluate Request for Proposal (RFP) from suppliers and make recommendations to management during the selection process;
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Collaborate with others to plan projects, establish goals/requirements, best project approach, assess risks, develop strategies, establish terms and schedule needs; collaborate with various internal teams and external suppliers for purchasing supplies, equipment, materials, and services selection;
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Assist end-users and collect information related to bids; ensure bids accepted are valid, responsive and meet company policy and procedures;
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Research market and suppliers for the most cost-effective and competitive pricing for materials and services;
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Coordinate and participate in evaluation committee meetings;
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Purchase equipment, materials, services and supplies; negotiate buying terms with suppliers (price, quantity, delivery terms);
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Create and process contracts, extensions and amendments; review contracts and purchase orders to assist end-users with projects;
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Create Purchase Orders (PO) from order requisitions; run and manage order requisition report for division team; issue PO to suppliers for acknowledgment;
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Apply working knowledge of Florida Statutes;
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Identifies new business opportunities consistent with business short and long-term strategies;
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Responsible for managing the purchase of materials and services, both indirect and direct; that have high dollar value and high risk, safety, and liability implications;
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Consult with leadership on purchasing projects to anticipate issues, scope risk, and resolve complex problems;
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Provide support and leadership when running processes with users;
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Applies understanding of larger impact when making purchasing decisions regarding scope of work and risk;
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Provide status reports on all purchasing activities; prepare and develop related presentations to leadership;
Skills Required:
Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:
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Purchasing practices
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Contracting
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Applicable statutes, industry regulations and company policies and procedures
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Cost accounting as it relates to price and cost analytics
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Project management
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Ability to communicate with impact both verbally and written;
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Exhibit negotiation skills;
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Build effective professional relationships with both internal and external customers;
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Ability to anticipate issues that potentially may arise in purchasing process;
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Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals, rates, ratios and percentages;
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Ability to collect statistics to perform basic cost and price calculations;
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Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.).
Experience Required:
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Utility/Government procurement experience
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Minimum of six (6) years of experience working in Purchasing, Supply Chain or related field;
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Training in all, but not limited to, the following is required within the first six (6) months of hire:
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
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Purchasing laws
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Complex Contract Administration o Advanced Negotiations
Education Required:
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related area of study from an accredited college or university
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Education requirements can be substituted 1 for 1 for experience.
Additional Information:
- Hybrid remote/on-site Expected duration: 6-12 months *