Associate Buyer

VTG is looking to add an Associate Buyer to the Beavercreek office. Coordinates and executes purchasing activities for materials, parts, equipment, supplies and services from intent to purchase through delivery and timely project closeout. Analyzes assigned purchase requisitions and applies purchasing strategies to select suppliers and issue purchase orders at best value.

• Supports the Supply Chain Function by: receiving procurement requirements from Logistics in spreadsheet format with requirements to include materials and services. Applies understanding of the purchasing process, responsibilities and ethical standards for the procurement of those materials and services. Follows FAR/DFARS guidelines to process, evaluate and execute purchasing actions.
• Supports the operations function by: Analyzing the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed, obtaining best value, expediting and providing timely project closeout.
• Prepares and Issues Request for Quotation/Proposal.
• Evaluates vendor quotations and uses appropriate purchasing technique to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service objectives are met. Negotiating lowest cost balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs to meet contractual commitments determining best value and fair & reasonableness when applicable using price/cost analysis and data or other accepted justification.
• Submits purchasing requisition information to Logistics via accepted spreadsheet for Requisition Inputting.
• Issues/Implements purchase contracts via purchase order that comply with company and government regulations.
• Expedites commodities for timely delivery and investigates delinquent purchase orders.
• Coordinate return of goods for replacement and/or credit following Company Work Instructions.
• Reviews Purchase Order file documentation for completeness and correctness, maintaining shipping notices, amendments and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.
• Coordinates with Accounting Department to ensure proper receipt and payment of invoices.
• Ensures Purchase Order Files are properly maintained, closed-out & stored.
• Assists in the following when needed:
• Compile material spreadsheets from Bill of Material/Fabrication Drawings.
• Analyzes requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications,
• Researching part #, NSN & MILSPEC, if applicable, using WEBFLIS, IHS, vendor contacts/resources or other approved domain.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and other mathematical areas.
• Working knowledge of order processing systems and MS Office applications
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Experience with Deltek-Costpoint