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Description

SAIC currently has a job opening for a **Procurement Analyst** . Candidate will procure goods and administer purchase orders of low dollar value, risk, and complexity and will report to the Procurement Manager.

This position is 100% remote nationwide.

In this role, you will source, negotiate and purchase IT Hardware and software, fabricated parts, machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services, and/or supplies and incidental services necessary for operation of an organization or program.

Duties Include:

+ Prepare requests for Quotes/Proposals (RFQ/P) and bid packages in accordance with prime contract requirements

+ Issue and maintain purchase orders for goods supporting SAIC’s customers (DOD, Federal or Civilian Agencies

+ Compile and analyze statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives

+ Monitor performance of suppliers

+ Compile information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes

+ Evaluate areas of opportunity to leverage material acquisitions

+ Track data to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes

+ Negotiate with suppliers and analyze suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect favorable prices and to determine lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules

+ Review proposals, negotiate prices and other provisions of purchase orders and other contract types, ensuring consistency with end-user requirements and procurement policies/procedures, select or recommend suppliers, analyze trends, follow up orders placed, verify delivery, approve payments, and maintain necessary records

+ Review license agreements, negotiate terms and conditions, and work with requester, legal, cyber security and privacy to reduce and mitigate risk to SAIC

+ Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other contract provisions

+ Assume other responsibilities as requested in support of departmental goals and objectives

+ Recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures

+ Solve routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures

Qualifications

+ Bachelors and three (3) years or more of related experience in Supply Chain Management, Business, or technical field or 4 additional years in lieu of a Degree. Masters and one year of related experience

+ Purchasing experience in government contracting

+ **US Citizenship Required**

+ Excellent time management skills

+ Solid communications skills, both written and oral

+ Ability to communicate across several levels of staff and customers/vendors

+ Strong team player

+ Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and Outlook

+ Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

+ Exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills

Desired Qualifications:

+ Advanced Excel skills

+ Advanced Word skills

REQNUMBER: 2509949

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability