Buyer III

Job Number: 365841

Category: Shipping/Warehouse/Logistics

Description: Job Title: Buyer III
Location: Merritt Island, FL; Open to Kent, WA
Job Type: Contract
Hours: 40/week
Pay Rate: Rates vary by location; $51.32 - $76.98/hour

Responsibilities include:
* Manage and direct suppliers and teammates to support the external development of various spaceflight systems.
* Ensure program requirements are appropriately prioritized and executed to meet the needs of Blue Origin.
* Prepare and issue Requests for Proposal/Requests for Quote, perform price analyses in support of proposals, and develop negotiation strategies.
* Construct various contracting types for major procurement activities, including long range procurement agreements and sourcing partnerships.
* Take ownership of the procurement process from requisition creation through final payment of invoices and resolve issues within this process.
* Lead the identif...