Procurement Supervisor

Job Title: Procurement Supervisor

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: B – Contracts, Procurement, Legal and Proposal Services

Function/Branch: Acquisitions

Directorate: Business Ops

Position Type: Regular Full Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: A09 (BA0908)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $121,000 - $172,500 / per year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Supervisor, supporting TOS II, at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. The Procurement Supervisorr will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will perform procurement supervisory functions in support of capital projects. These activities include management of a group of procurement specialists engaged in purchasing materials and services, resolving non-conforming material issues, invoice issues, and maintaining a professional working relationship with BNH material requestors and suppliers.

Job Duties:

• Reports to and receives operational direction from Acquisitions Branch Manager.
• Ensures that procurement operations satisfy project requirements and conform to established BNH procurement policies, instructions, procedures, guidelines, and maintains a government approved purchasing system.
• Maintains direct working relationships with the customer, maintenance and operations and construction management teams.
• Maintains direct working relationships with material suppliers, government agencies, and related professional organizations regarding procurement activities.
• Ensures mutual understanding and accomplishment of project objectives, plans, and requirements.
• Maintains relationships with supplier personnel in order to resolve specific project supplier problems, to be aware of current market conditions, and to inform the suppliers, when necessary, of the overall project requirements.
• Supervises assigned personnel in the orderly performance and completion of project procurement commitments through the several steps of bidding, evaluation, award, administration and receiving in accordance with established policies and procurement procedures.
• Conducts personnel annual reviews. Recommends salary actions, classification changes, and performance improvement plans.
• Monitors personnel to ensure they receive appropriate training and development to satisfy job performance criteria and company, personnel development objectives.
• Supervises preparation and maintenance of project bidder lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups.
• Reviews bid tabulations and procurement files for accuracy, completeness, and approves selection of suppliers within delegated approval authority. Ensures all commitments made by subordinate personnel, are accurately represented and have proper approval and signing authorities, as contained in the procurement procedures. Reviews and recommends bid selections that require higher procurement approval authority.
• Communicates with engineering, maintenance, and operations supervision to assist, guide, and plan the processing of requisitions for all project purchases.
• Develops and maintains procurement operating procedures.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field, and a minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience in procurement, purchasing, or subcontracts administration
• A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in a supervisory, team-lead, or coordinator role with responsibility for workload distribution, performance evaluations, and personnel interviewing/selection.
• A minimum of two (2) years of professional experience interpreting and applying Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines to procurement actions.
• A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience executing purchasing lifecycle tasks, including bidder prequalification, compiling bid requests, performing bid evaluations, and managing purchase order administration
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Word and Excel
• Experience with Contractor Purchasing System Reviews.
• Skilled in working with, and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing with other functional groups.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule