Purchaser

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Receive, act upon, and manage requests for purchases of commercial material or services by the customer through the customer's purchase request system.
* Review for fit within scope of contract, completeness, and monetary value.
* Determine actions required, disposition, and additional routing, if any.
* Obtain cost quotes.
* Prepare supporting documentation.
* Effect purchase consonant with customer and company policies and procedures.
* Record financial commitment in PMO records.
* Update status changes and purchase completion in customer and PMO records.
* Communicate and coordinate as appropriate with vendors, customer requesters, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and corporate staff as appropriate throughout the life of purchases.
* Manage records of purchases, including disposition, status, reporting costs for customer and PMO financial managers.
* Subject matter expert on customer, contract, and corporate purchase systems, policies, rules, procedures; and on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) as applicable to purchases under the contract.
* Advise and assist corporate staff and customers about purchasing under the contract.

Experience, Education, and Licensure

* High school diploma or equivalent.
* Minimum of two (2) years of applicable experience in contract procurement or similar purchasing background of mechanical and electronic parts in support of test instrumentation, development, and manufacturing.

Preferred Education and Experience

* Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS).
* Five years of DoD contract purchasing experience.
* Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business management.
* Proficient in the use of MS 365 (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SharePoint.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.

Supervisor Responsibility

There is none, but the employee may be a coach and mentor for other employees.

Work Environment

A professional office in which typical office equipment and information technology is used.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of the job - able to: see, hear, and speak; lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds; sit for extended time; and use a personal computer keyboard, mouse, and other peripheral devices.

Travel

None.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

DoD Secret or higher security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required.

Additional Qualifying Factors:

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. In addition, a satisfactory background screening, negative drug test, positive references and proof of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required.

The Tatitlek Corporation gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to Tatitlek shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected Veteran's status or employment.