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Job DescriptionECS is seeking a

• Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
• Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers; researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
• Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
• Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
• Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
• Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
• Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria - Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
• Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy
• Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
• Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies. Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
• Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
• Contract close out process.

Job DescriptionECS is seeking a Purchasing Specialist III to work in our Washington, DC office.

• Performs strategic needs assessment to identify customers' needs for services, supplies, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.
• Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers; researches and evaluates process and technology options available by the magnitude and impact on the competitive advantage.
• Review requirements, issue RFP/Soliciation, obtains proposals, negotiates, administers, and settles contracts and purchases. Defines long and short-term business and customer needs. Completes market and industry trend analysis. Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to include logistics related activities; makes supplier selections.
• Manages cradle to grave acquisition projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.
• Review requirements, prepare sourcing strategy and plan, including solicitation criteria, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced. Performs market and industry trend analysis to determine availability of services, supplies, equipment, and products.
• Prepares contract solicitations, determines specific contract language, clauses, and best type of contract; evaluates offers and recommends source selections.
• Evaluate proposals for Technical/Price/Total Cost of Ownership to determine best value based on planned and approved selection criteria - Conducts supplier price and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase; performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, customer evaluations.
• Plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy
• Prepare contract award recommendation memo and awarding contracts/contract modifications.
• Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies. Contract administration including period of performance review for multi-year IDIQ contracts/option exercise/DOL Wage Determination adjustments/Delivery Orders for IDIQ contracts.
• Drive for Supply Chain Management Savings and documentation.
• Contract close out process.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $125,000Required SkillsGeneral Description of Benefits

• 13 - 20+ years experience in field
• Bachelor's Degree
• Resources will leverage Postal provided tools and systems (i.e., CAMS, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Coupa (eBuyPlus/eSourcing tool).
• Proficient in MS Office Suite - specifically Microsoft Excel with excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired Skills

• CPSM, CPIM, CSCP certifications or Supply Chain Degree preferred but not mandatory.

#ECS1ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionPurchasing and Supply Chain
• IndustriesIT System Data Services

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