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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Finance Business Operations team is seeking to hire a Procurement Specialist to enable mission and business success by partnering with business leaders to procure goods/services. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the acquisition process; source selection, RFQ/RFP issuance, price analysis, contract negotiations while ensuring compliance with MITRE Policy and FAR/DFARS. You will report to a Purchasing Supervisor and will serve as a trusted business partner with internal customers. The role will be a hybrid position working a minimum of 50% of time in person on a MITRE 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 with supervision from your manager.

• 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, or 2 years of related experience or in lieu of a degree, combination of education and experience.

• Familiarity with procurement acquisition process.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with colleagues

• Comfortable in a high-pressure environment

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

• Understanding of the procurement card program

• Experience organizing and facilitating large group meetings

• 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 ability to multi-task.

• Ability to build strong cross-group working relationships.

• Strong organizational and proof-reading skills and detailed oriented

• 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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