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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Finance Business Operations is seeking to hire a Senior Procurement Specialist for the Purchasing Department. The Senior Procurement Specialist will be responsible for the administration of Purchase Orders and ensuring compliance with MITRE's Corporate Policies and Practices and Federal Acquisition Regulations in all purchasing activities. You will report to the Senior Manager and will serve as a trusted business partner with internal customers. The role will be a hybrid position working 50% of the time in person on campus.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Process a high volume of Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for goods/services in accordance with MITRE Procurement Policies and Procedures.

• Negotiate & execute vendor license agreements, membership forms, terms and conditions of purchase.

• Apply continuous improvement methodologies to create improved procurement processes and experience.

• Use experience and working understanding to execute various procurements autonomously.

• Develop compliant Procurement Packages.

• Have a working understanding if internal and external audit requirements.

• Exercise independent judgement within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods for obtaining solutions, with a focus on clear communications and relationship management.

• Demonstrate multiple and multilevel relationship building, via verbal and written communications, to foster collaborative relationships with both internal and external customers.

• Participates in ad-hoc projects as they arise.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically, BS or BA degree and 5 years of related experience, or in lieu of a degree a combination of education and related work experience.

• Experience in procurement acquisition process and contract negotiation.

• Proven track record of successful contract negotiations, driving cost savings, and securing favorable terms and conditions.

• Commercial contracting experience (i.e., SaaS solutions, Hardware & Hardware Maintenance, Software & Software Maintenance).

• Demonstrated experience in the negotiation of agreements and contract terms.

• Strong analytical skills to assess supplier proposals, perform total cost analysis, and identify areas for negotiation.

• Experience with continuous process improvement methodologies

• Demonstrated proficiency in Windows environment including Microsoft O365, SharePoint, Word, and Excel.

• Ability to travel 5% of the time.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS or BA degree

• Strong organizational and proof-reading skills and detailed oriented

• Confident self-starter who can work under pressure, using their own initiative and with the drive to work to aggressive deadlines and to see tasks through to completion

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact at all levels of the organization

• Demonstrated proficiency in Deltek Costpoint financial System

• Demonstrated understanding of Procure-to-Pay Ivalua

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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