• Solicits, negotiates, places, and administers subcontracts for the purchase of high value goods and services including complex construction projects, strategic agreements, manufactured equipment, and design components for the company.
• Ensures appropriate fiscal responsibility is maintained and that required policies, procedures, codes, standards, and federal regulations are properly adhered to and translated into legally binding contractual documents to protect and minimize the exposure of government and company liability, monetary and property loss, litigation and disputes.
• Effects procurement plans including pre-planning, RFP, source selection and milestones, subcontract type, scope of work, analysis, award, post award concerns, terms and conditions, change notices, audits, timely renewals, expirations, innovations, resolution of problems, and invoices submitted.
• Support specialized contracts that may include: fixed price, cost reimbursable, incentive and award fee, and category management commodity agreements.
• Conducts pre-proposal meetings.
• Leads the Best Value Source Selection process.
• Provides policy and procedure guidance to project teams, end users, lesser experienced procurement personnel and other supply chain departments.
• Reviews and approves lesser experienced procurement personnel work products based upon delegated signature authority.
• Develops procurement strategies and plans, determines technical evaluation team requirements, composes technical evaluation criteria, and educates technical reviewers on special requirements.
• Resolves conflicts between functional organization procedures and DOE requirements.
• Prepares written responses to DOE comment letters for management signature.
• Reviews and interprets federal and DOE regulations to determine their applicability to purchasing personnel.
• Interfaces with general counsel’s office on legal issues affecting the procurement function.
• Explains price/cost analysis techniques to buying personnel and calculates recommended reasonable profits and fees.
• Clarifies supplier-submitted data and advises suppliers regarding Department of Energy (DOE) policy and interpretation.
• Other duties as assigned

• This position may be eligible for up to 100% full time telework in accordance with the SRMC Telework Policy. All teleworking arrangements must be approved at the discretion of Management on a case-by-case basis based on a number of factors, including – without limitation – business need, the nature of the job, employee experience, management preference, and state-by-state legal compliance/requirements.

• MBA or MS desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or Supply Chain Management
• Bachelors or Associates degree
• Certified Professional in Supply Management CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) certificate, Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM)
• Membership in the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
• Membership with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and/or National Contract
• Advanced analytical skills, communication skills, and knowledge of procurement cycle
• Extensive and thorough understanding of pertinent procurement directives - Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), and company procedures, - oriented toward procurement of goods and services in a complex environment. Thorough knowledge of industry codes and standards, Davis Bacon Act, and general construction operations
• In-depth knowledge of inventory systems, turnover, and replenishment requirements to enable determination of lead-time and economic order quantities
• Knowledge of the company procurement system sufficient to follow individual procurement actions from initiation through closure
• Knowledge of fixed price, labor hour, time & material, cost reimbursable contract formation & administration
• Experience in category management commodity agreements
• Experience with incentive and award fee type contract formation

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