Buyer

Talascend is currently seeking a Buyer for a contract opportunity in Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities :

Support and / or lead key contract negotiations, including completing costs analyses and negotiations on terms and conditions

Managing work queue, including the sourcing of parts / services, raising and management of purchase documents

Supplier operations and relationship management within commodity group

Cost reduction / cost management to support the companies cost targets

Support and / or lead development and execution of commodity strategies

Requirements :

Associate degree with 4+ years of operational, procurement or logistical experience, OR

Bachelor's with 2+ year of operational, procurement or logistical experience

6+ years of operational, procurement or logistical experience in lieu of a degree

In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements :

Previous procurement for government experience

Adept with technical knowledge

Purchasing experience in a global environment

SAP Experience

Top 3 Skills

Past experience with government procurement in the aerospace or medical procurement

MPV Material Price Variance - to be able to adjust actual charges to POs based on increases and decreases of materials

Attitude, Energy and Speed - They would like someone that see issues, plan and perform the actions to complete. That action in many cases, may be to delegate to POC Buyers or to implement the action independently

8am-4 : 30pm - some occasional need to communicate with UK in the morning prior to normal 8am-4 : 30pm