Lead all aspects of the Procurement acquisition process from proposal stage through Program award and execution
Draft, issue, and negotiate various contract vehicles, including RFPs, NDAs, Purchase Orders, Master Purchase and Service Agreements, Intercompany Work Authorizations, and others
Complete supplier selection process while understanding and mitigating risk associated with the project
Communicate with contacts inside and outside of Procurement department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures
Develop, maintain, and manage relationships with suppliers to achieve Program, Customer, and Corporate goals
Prepare procurement bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, develops evaluation criteria, analyzes and evaluates proposals, negotiates procurement provisions, selects or recommends suppliers, writes procurement packages for review, prepares awards and administers resulting procurements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience
Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Requires an Active Secret Clearance
Procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience is required
Experience in the Aerospace Industry particularly aircraft industry preferred
Experience inputting and retrieving data in SAP desired
Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Senior Specialist, Procurement

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