Sr Buyer

Independently plans and executes procurement activity for standard and custom materials, services, infrastructure requirements and construction with the highest level of complexity and dollar value. Negotiates directly with suppliers in the areas of cost and pricing data and cost accounting standards, KCNSC terms and conditions modifications, non-disclosure agreements, quality requirements, product acceptance criteria, technical evaluation criteria, progress payment schedules, and strategic supplier management programs. Completes in-depth price analyses, marketplace surveys, and sole and SSJs; develops formal negotiation plans. Develops and executes a procurement strategy that provides the best value and optimizes material availability through effective supplier and inventory management.

• Performs all procurement activities and administers purchase orders in conformance with applicable purchasing procedures and policies.
• Analyzes requisitions and related drawings and specifications; identifies/selects suppliers; determines the type of order to be issued; issues requests for proposals; negotiates prices, terms and conditions, and delivery schedules; places purchase orders; assures product delivery, negotiates delivery schedule changes, and develops inventory plans as required.
• Utilizes contracting formats such as letter contracts, firm fixed-price contracts, cost type contracts, time and material contracts, lease agreements, multi-year option contracts, incentive contracts, master ordering agreements, and system contracts.
• Initiates and coordinates discussions or meetings between suppliers and respective KCNSC departments to resolve procurement-related problems.
• Analyzes needs and prepares requests for advancement procurement authorizations. Prepares reports as requested by supervisors or as required by procedure.
• Analyzes pricing, production, and inventory trends to assure competent supply sources and economical procurement and conducts market surveys to identify new sources of supply.
• Provides guidance and necessary training to Purchasing personnel.
• Identifies process improvement opportunities and volunteers as team leader.
• May serve as a full-time member of respective purchased product teams and participates in and provides input to the development and implementation of strategic supplier management concepts including process characterization and control and development of supplier partnerships.

• Bachelors degree
• Five or more years experience and three years experience at the Buyer II level with consistent achievement of highquality results on assigned responsibilities or equivalent related experience.
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q level security clearance.

• Procurement experience including purchasing procedures, products, services and strategic supplier management concepts.

FMT2021