Supply Chain & Procurement Job Description
Supply chain & procurement
provides oversight to account custodians to ensure compliance with all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), contractual, government, and internal property control requirements.
Supply Chain & Procurement Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Complies with purchasing policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure the best prices and the most optimum delivery of materials, supplies, MRO items, and equipment while enhancing supplier efficiency
Lead and develop the procurement procedures for the development of subcontract package scope, quantification, tender method, negotiation, adjudication and subcontract documentation
Assist in development of formal global transportation RFI, RFP or RFQ programs as required
Develops and conducts analytics based on procurement and business partner needs and direction
Speaking with new and potential vendors
Speaking with internal stake holders and hiring managers to get information about potential and new vendors
Contacting the vendors to get important qualifying information (Bank Info, Credit Check, Company info)
Filling out new vendor forms
Entering vendor information into their vendor add system
Analysis of internal business needs
Supply Chain & Procurement Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Supply Chain & Procurement
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, CCCA, PMP, ISM, ITIL, CIPS, CPP
Education for Supply Chain & Procurement
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the supply chain & procurement job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, Management, Education, Business/Administration, Business/Management, Accounting, MBA
Skills for Supply Chain & Procurement
Desired skills for supply chain & procurement include:
FAR/DFAR
FAR & DFAR supplements
Government contracting requirements and regulations
CPSR and government audits
Microsoft Excel
Procedures
Government Policies
SAP
Materials Management Module system requirements of SAP
Previous job duties
Desired experience for supply chain & procurement includes:
Experience with Coupa
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in indirect procurement and vendor management
At least 5 years of experience in contract review
At least 5 years of experience in negotiation management
Bachelor’s degree in business, or Bachelor’s degree in construction management, or Bachelor’s degree in building construction
CPSM designation
Supply Chain & Procurement Examples
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply chain & procurement. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supply chain & procurement
- Works independently, and considered a seasoned and experienced professional with adequate understanding of own job area
- Utilizes the ERP system to initiate and perform inventory control, initiate purchase requisitions and purchase orders, prepare purchasing reports, and record purchasing transactions
- Negotiates prices with contract manufacturers, suppliers and service providers
- Analyze and monitor internal, economic, and consumer trends to forecast sales and inventory
- Partner with approved suppliers
- Works with the Company Supplier Qualifications and financial systems
- Understands Supplier Qualification principles and systems
- Good working knowledge of Purchasing and Subcontracting terminology
- Recognizes Purchasing and subcontracting processes/project actions that may impact the project
- Understand financial principles as pertaining to Invoice reconciliations and payments
Qualifications for supply chain & procurement
- 10 years of experience in contract review
- At least 5 years of technology procurement experience
- At least 5 years of experience in working directly with technology suppliers
- To recognize or identify the existence of a problem elements of a problem
- Ability to work on a team the ability to work autonomously
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related degree
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of supply chain & procurement. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supply chain & procurement
- Provides strategic consultancy support to clients, Senior Application Technical Specialists and other technical team members in all aspects of enabling technologies to meet business needs
- Overseeing purchase orders
- Monitoring internal processes
- Participating in accounts payable tasks
- Resolve discrepancies between orders issued by KapStone and invoices received
- Actively interprets and reviews sourcing results with business managers, including trends/issues and opportunities, to drive actionable responses
- Develop and implement Procurement & Supply Chain strategies for the JV during ECI and Early Works phases that drive and manage the performance in the delivery of the HPC Electrical Works
- Research and identify all suitable UK and foreign manufacturers, particular emphasis on qualification/verification process and capacity
- Collaborate with Omexom to establish best procurement strategy, particular emphasis on qualification/verification process
- Proactively promote the benefits of an integrated procurement model, and uphold the collaborative delivery behaviours, vision, values and ethics
Qualifications for supply chain & procurement
- Bachelor’s degree OR at least 8 years of supply chain, engineering, manufacturing or project management experience
- Experience in working with stakeholders to understand requirements to send out RFP’s, leading a complete analysis of options, and completing contracts or purchase orders
- Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience
- PeopleSoft and Microsoft Office experience
- Supplier spend analysis
- Contemporary understanding of procurement policies and practices of international donors
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply chain & procurement. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply chain & procurement
- Be experienced in a senior procurement position such as business lead in business or large project
- Hold a CSCS Card or CCNSG – Safety Passport equivalent
- Be a member of the IET or other appropriate professional organisation
- Have a clear understanding of collaborative working behaviors
- Review & provide input to all SCM - Procurement Echo Chamber content
- Manage all development, activity & posting strategies on the SCM Community platform acting as the SCM Community Manager
- Run training sessions for both internal & external (partners) stakeholders in the SCM Community to better understand the available tools & posting mechanisms
- Review questionable situations and interact with other groups to ensure compliance with procurement agreements
- Solicit/obtain relevant data for the creation of reports necessary for critical decisions
- Align with Indigo Management on Team Objectives and Projects
Qualifications for supply chain & procurement
- Fluency in French and advanced English
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related field and five (5) years’ experience in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related field
- High skill level in Oracle
- Solid understanding of Supply Chain including, Supply networking, outsourcing manufacturing model, advanced planning, forecasting, inventory management and replenishment
- Experience reviewing automation solutions against the compliance framework of the company
- Review User Business requirements, identify gaps and establish peer reviews
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of supply chain & procurement. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supply chain & procurement
- Contribute to improving HOW we develop products and leverage to other product developments
- Foster a dynamic work environment of team work, inventiveness, flexibility, and accountability for results
- Coordinate supply projects
- Supply Chain demand and supply analysis, inventory projection and reduction model
- Create and maintain valid 24 month replenishment plan for assigned families to conform to the business strategy, the financial plans, the capacity constraints, and target inventory levels
- Identify, resolve and communicate low/or excess obsolete stock position
- Develop proposed replenishment plans in support of Plan and Update packages
- Apply data accuracy methodology and tools available to sustain accuracy in every field and process used
- Gather information and apply analytics to support key decisions regarding procurement strategies and contract negotiations
- Assisting in the RFQ process and/or procurement process
Qualifications for supply chain & procurement
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Access and Powerpoint
- 5+ years of experience working with Master Data and Procure to Pay System
- Ability to organize and prioritize project tasks
- Develop functional specifications for system changes and provide IT feedback to business partners (timing, budget, technical feedback)
- Work closely with the technical development team to ensure accurate and timely code that matches the designs
- Define and drive Functional Unit Testing of the solution
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of supply chain & procurement. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for supply chain & procurement
- Identifies and measure project based risks, and develop strategies and negotiations for contractual issues that reduce such risks, involving Legal and other departments as appropriate
- Ensures compliance with Company Regulations, Company Code of Business Conduct and Anti-Corruption Laws, including the FCPA and Anti-Bribery Act
- Ensures services and goods are contracted at competitive prices, while maintaining quality standards
- Confirms compliance with current AMA1 Project guidelines and Mozambique laws as applicable to contract development
- Maintains auditable files
- Maintain global transport rate database for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) – Procurement Supply Management (PSM) project
- Support the USAID GHSC-PSM global health commodity sourcing teams by enabling timely provision of logistics cost estimates
- Receive and manage spot rate requests to support expanding and evolving scope of global health campaigns supported by the GHSC-PSM project
- Serve as primary internal and external interface for carrier tariff implementation, including working closely with a 3rd party freight bill audit and payment provider
- Benchmark key cost drivers and operational capabilities of incumbent and candidate transport service providers
Qualifications for supply chain & procurement
- Review Testing scripts for comprehensiveness, for example, to ensure accracy of Integration and regression testing efforts
- Provide support to ease adoption of the new enhancements and ongoing production support
- Experience with vendor master configuration
- Understanding of ABAP development, test and debug nice to have but not required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment including ability to manage multiple priorities from various internal customers
- Strong Project Management and project solving skills