NIAID
Essential Job Functions
- Assists in the preparation of management plans and reports.
- Coordinates schedules to facilitate completion of proposals, contract deliverables, task order review, briefings/presentations, and IPR preparation.
- Performs analysis, development, and review of program administrative operating procedures.
- Responsible for developing, drafting, writing, and editing reports, briefs, proposals, and other documents in support of a client's requirements.
- Interfaces with personnel to coordinate meetings, maintain logs, records and files, provides end user support, and performs general administrative duties.
- Assists in budgetary, billing, and financial management.
- Responsible for preparing and/or maintaining systems, programming and operations documentation, procedures and methods, including user reference materials.
- Processes and completes moderately complex purchase orders; determines prices from available vendors which meet cost and quality guidelines; places orders; verifies receipt of purchase.
- Maintains approved supplier/vendor database. Monitors supplier/vendor performance through the administration of supplier/vendor measurement programs; makes recommendations for additions to and deletions from the supplier/vendor database as appropriate.
- Conducts negotiations with suppliers to obtain products at the best quantity and cost in order to ensure end-users needs are met; negotiates delivery, terms and conditions, and pricing. Identifies future procurement opportunities to further procurement strategies.
- Coordinates with accounts payable to resolve any credit holds or complex pricing problems in order to ensure prompt payment and avoid delays to end user; coordinates with receiving departments to resolve receipt problems promptly so as to not cause any delay to end users.
- Solicits suppliers/vendors for materials/products/services through formal Requests for Services (FRS) and/or Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and informal channels. Receives and evaluates proposals, quotations, and bids for acquisitions.
- Maintains communication with suppliers during course of procurement action in order to ensure timely delivery in compliance with the requirements of the procurement document.
- Coordinates the procurement of materials, products/services and equipment necessary for the operation of the business unit or assigned projects. Ensures suppliers/vendors adherence to industry standards, technical quality standards, and other corporate/business unit driven expectations.
- Analyzes bids for specification compliance, prices, delivery commitments and past performance; utilizes online systems as a resource for procurement.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, inventory management or related field preferred
- Two or more years of experience in purchasing or inventory management
- Experience working with procurement practices
- Experience working with contracts including request for proposals (RFP) and request for information (RFI)
- Experience working with products and services within related market
Other Qualifications
- Good communication skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
- Negotiating skills to interact with vendors
- Ability to understand financial analysis and implications with regard to contracts and suppliers
February 26, 2007
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