Our client is a midsize Gov Con seeking a Senior Buyer to join their team and report into the Director of Procurement. This role will support purchasing efforts for commercial and government programs. 

This is a hybrid role, based in Northern VA.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in the proposal process to proactively identify and source select vendors, conducting due diligence and analysis based on criteria such as price, quantity, quality, delivery etc. to meet the procurement requirements of the effort
• Communicate purchasing procedures and ensure complete and accurate purchase requisitions are entered into the purchasing system
• Develop requests for proposals and quotes for vendors and analyzes proposals to ensure all required proposal information has been submitted 
• Reviews and negotiates terms & conditions
• Negotiates pricing with vendors to achieve maximum cost savings for the company
• Processes purchasing transactions in the purchasing system and awards purchase orders within assigned signature authority to vendors in accordance with state and federal regulations and procurement policies and procedures
• Troubleshoots and resolves any purchasing issues with both requisitioners and vendors
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with existing and new suppliers to ensure on time deliveries
• Participates in inventory tracking, total quality management, continuous process improvement