Purchasing Agent

About the organization

Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. Redhorse specializes in developing and implementing creative strategies and solutions with private, state, and federal customers in the areas of cultural and environmental resources services, climate and energy change, information technology, and intelligence services. We are hiring creative, motivated, and talented people with a passion for doing what's right, what's smart, and what works.

Position Description

Redhorse Corporation has an opening for a Purchasing Agent to support our government client on a contract with GSA Region 4. The ideal candidate will serve customer needs through professional placement of Government Orders against established contracts (i.e. purchase orders and/or calls against BPAs or other FSS schedules, Public Building Service regional/national IDIQs, or other Government sources of supply), including a full range of Pre-award and Post-award functions (e.g. price/cost analysis, administration and termination of contracts) for the Public Building Services organization.

The ideal candidate will procure a wide range of supplies and services, including construction, utilizing a variety or purchasing procedures. All Procurement Actions involve contracts at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). All work is governed by the FAR and supplemented by additional regulations, legal precedents and agency policy and procedures.

Responsibilities for the Purchasing Agent include but are not limited to:

Knowledge of solicitation or purchasing methods such as oral solicitations, calls against BPAs, delivery orders or priced purchase orders to make noncompetitive open market purchases, purchases under established contracts or competitive open market purchases when specifications or statements of work are standardized, price and product characteristics are stable, or repeat vendors.
Knowledge of frequently used and easily understood regulations such as those related to required sources, use of mandatory schedules or ordering and documentation procedures for routine purchases to ensure regulatory compliance throughout the purchasing process.
Knowledge of basic arithmetic used in business to make comparisons of price.
Knowledge of post award procedures sufficient to resolve typical problems with deliverables.
Knowledge of current software and media applications to facilitate the efficient exchange of information via email, spreadsheets, Webex, Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Electronic Contract File Viewer (ECF), Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), E-buy, Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) Procurement Processing System (EASi).

Minimum Basic Requirements for Skills, Experience, Education and Credentials:

BA or BS Degree with a major in any field; or a minimum of 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management
2 years of experience in contract purchasing or similar position
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
Strong oral/written communication skills.
Proven organization and project management skills.
Critical thinking and decision-making skills coupled with strong analysis and problem-solving skills
Self-starter, driven and able to work with limited direction under target time lines
Collaborative personality enjoys and able to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
Adaptability and comfort working in a fast-paced and sometimes unstructured environment

The work environment for this position requires an individual to be able to:

Work sitting or standing at a desk or conference table for extended periods of time (1-3 hours), with the ability to shift positions while working: sit, stand, pace, adjust positioning in any of those without issue
May be required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse’s changing needs.

This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse’s sole discretion.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Purchasing Agent

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