Procurement Specialist

Procurement I

Location: Ridgecrest, CA (Onsite – no telework)

Work Schedule: 9/80 Alternate Work Schedule (Week 1: 44 hrs, Week 2: 36 hrs)

Assignment Type: Contingent (Classic) – Potential conversion to Leidos FTE

Program: AEWTTR – Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactical Training Range

Security Clearance: None required

Role Summary

The Procurement I professional supports day-to-day procurement activities related to supplier contracts, sourcing, and compliance in a regulated government contracting environment. This role focuses on executing defined procurement tasks, supporting supplier management, ensuring FAR/DFAR compliance, and maintaining audit-ready documentation. Work is closely supervised and typically involves smaller, less complex procurement activities in support of production and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute procurement strategy in accordance with priorities and guidance provided.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify suppliers to ensure compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare, issue, and manage solicitations for quotes.
• Negotiate terms, conditions, pricing, lead times, and delivery requirements.
• Review and interpret customer requirements to ensure procurement compliance and resolve uncertainties as needed.
• Collaborate with Production and Engineering teams to translate specifications, BOMs, and Statements of Work (SOWs) into procurement packages.
• Monitor supplier performance, track deliveries, and manage long-lead risks, delays, or non-compliance to mitigate schedule impacts.
• Maintain procurement documentation, audit trails, change orders, and supplier records to ensure contractor and government audit readiness.
• Maintain accurate procurement logs and update purchase status in program trackers.
• Collaborate with Finance to support budget tracking, cost reporting, reconciliations, and cost avoidance initiatives.
• Match purchase orders, invoices, and receipts; help resolve invoice holds, pricing discrepancies, and missing documentation.
• Assist Finance with month-end close documentation.
• Prepare and manage DD254, DD-1149, and other required shipping documentation.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with warehouses, carriers, and freight forwarders.
• Support audits, corrective action plans, vendor risk management, and supplier qualification/validation documentation.
• Ensure adherence to company procurement policies, ethics standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure procurement documentation satisfies FAR/DFAR ratings and flow-down requirements.
• Respond promptly to RFIs from local leadership.
• Attend weekly procurement meetings and interface with subcontractors on a weekly basis.
• Ensure accurate daily timecard entries.

Required Technical Skills

• Procurement execution within government or regulated contracting environments.
• Supplier sourcing, evaluation, qualification, and performance monitoring.
• Contract and procurement compliance (FAR/DFAR).
• RFQ/RFP preparation and management.
• Negotiation of pricing, terms, delivery schedules, and lead times.
• Procurement documentation management and audit readiness.
• Purchase order, invoice, and receipt reconciliation.
• Shipping and logistics coordination.
• Preparation of DD254, DD-1149, and related procurement/shipping documents.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Production, Finance, and subcontractors.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Former Department of Defense (DoD) experience.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent with 1–3 years of prior relevant experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree (BA) or equivalent experience with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to apply basic procurement principles, theories, and standard procedures.
• Experience working under close supervision on task-based or project-specific activities.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, timeliness, and ability to remain effective under pressure.