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The Buyer shall perform a full range of procurement support related to recurring and standardized buys for HM and operating supplies. The Contractor shall designate at least one Buyer to be located on site. The Buyer shall possess knowledge of related functional areas, such as supply or inventory to investigate and resolve errors and discrepancies. Reviews purchase requests, purchase orders, and product history; performs market research, identifies potential vendors, and creates solicitation and amendment documents. Checks for adequacy of item description and previous procurement actions. Receives and summarizes offers from vendors. Prepares supporting documentation for the procurement files. The Buyer shall perform comparative analysis of prices. Prepares/issues modifications to effect procurement changes such as extensions of delivery schedules, clarification of specifications, and product descriptions. Provides support for specialized or unique HM products, seldom purchased, or high priority emergency procurements with mission essential capabilities. Monitors procurement lead times for use in demand planning. Investigates customer and vendor complaints; resolves conventional problems through reconciliation and exhaustive search of records. Determines cauAssists with the DLA KO reviews of purchased items provided under this contract regardless of dollar value to ascertain whether the Contractor has obtained the best value and that prices are fair and reasonable. Maintains documentation supporting all purchases IAW DLAD Procurement Note C08:

• Tailored Logistics Support Purchasing Reviews
• Interpret HM data, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
• Initiate Purchase orders with selected vendors after researching and determining best value to support Contract Mission
• Provide ongoing analyses on transportation costs, HM procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
• Prepare operational reports on logistics performance measures.
• Confer with logistics management team to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.
• Maintain exceptional working knowledge of HMMS and CMIS including but not limited to: computer navigation and applicable work-related applications, report generation e.g. inventory management, status of orders, materials in storage.
• Track HM flow from origin to CM Warehouse.
• Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
• Fully complies with the company’s safety instructions and procedures, including timely reporting of any accidents, injuries or incidents involving physical injury or illness.
• Company employees shall abide by and enforce Company rules, policies and SOPs.
• Other duties as assigned
• May be temporarily assigned to other duties as necessary to meet contract requirements.se of discrepancies and initiates corrective action.
• Extracts, organizes, and evaluates selected performance data.

Requitements

• Must possess a minimum of five years’ experience working in Procurement.
• Three (3) years’ experience using Government supply systems, and EESOH-MIS or equivalent HM Tracking System.
• Must be a Citizen of the United States.
• Must pass criminal and financial background check prior to hire and must be able to pass and sustain the DLA PSI background check criteria during the entire duration of their employment.
• Extensive and thorough knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental regulations & requirements related to chemical management.
• Effective team leading abilities including leadership, negotiation, organizational, planning, prioritization, and resource allocation skills.
• Must present a neat and professional appearance IAW company policies and consistent with the workplace environment.