Purchasing and SM Specialist

United States Postal Service
Greensboro, NC, United States
Full-time

1. Performs needs assessment to identify customers needs for services, suppliers, and equipment; uses assessment to determine requirements, and solicitation criteria, including production needs, quantities, delivery requirements and industry to be sourced.

2. Develops purchasing plans and prepares solicitations and contracts; determines specific contract language and selects contract type.

3. Develops total cost of ownership models for customers, including material and / or services flow, usage, and process; determines value and non-value added to the service and / or product for the customer;

develops asset recovery programs.

4. Conducts supplier value and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to purchase;

performs supplier capability assessment, past performance reviews, and other review methods to create and develop supplier performance data.

5. Conducts customer satisfaction evaluations and gather supplier performance data to resolve specification problems, determine production capabilities and responsiveness, monitor quality, obtain feedback, and to support decision- making.

6. Performs market and industry trend analysis to expand and improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, supplies equipment, and producers;

benchmark industry for best usage practices and offer alternatives.

7. Requests and evaluates supplier proposals for satisfying selection criteria, awarding contracts, leverage opportunities, and pricing data.

8. Conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract; obtains audits and pricing reports where needed to develop negotiation strategy.

9. Makes supplier selections and performs contract management, including supplier performance reviews and customer satisfaction evaluations.

10. Manages projects to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance and feedback.

11. Complies with Postal Service supplier diversity planning and sourcing strategies.

12. Provides technical direction and guidance on purchasing and material logistics activities.

13. May oversee the activities of lower level employees or teams, when assigned.

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