What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Paladin Consulting?
Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Work Location: Marlborough, MA
Duration: Long-term contract with option to hire
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Education/Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field
Job Description & Responsibilities :
- Execute and manage moderately complex IOTs and POs for materials, software, and services in support of domestic commercial, DoD, FAA, and FMS contracts
- Ensure strict compliance with Government (FAR, DFAR, AMS), Customer and company requirements from R&D through low-rate initial production, production/deployment, sustainment, and program closeout
- Collaborate cross-functionally across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) including Quality, Finance, Contracts, Global Trade and Legal
- Identify potential suppliers, research products, and execute RFQs/RFPs (Requests for Quotes/Proposals)
- Evaluate supplier performance, focusing on quality, reliability, and cost-efficiency
- Execute bid/proposal activities, PIAs/NDAs for new business and strategic pursuits
- Review and assist in the development of Supplier Statements of Work
- Perform source selection, in-depth price analyses, due diligence/comprehensive supplier assessments, proactively identify risks & opportunities including material shortages or supplier instability, and develop contingency plans
- Negotiate (price, schedule, terms/conditions)
- Manage supplier performance (cost, schedule and quality) against key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with contractual obligations
- Support PO related invoice approvals, inquiries, and issues
- Meticulously review, interpret, and implement company policies, procedures, process instructions, and operational workflows with a high level of accuracy.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
- Requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years prior relevant experience
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
- Prior Procurement experience (Min 2 years, No Exceptions)
- Prior experience with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Salary : $45 - $50