Buyer II

Procurement Specialist

Plans and executes the procurement of standard and custom materials and/or services for the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC). Develops and executes a procurement strategy that provides the best value and prioritizes quality and on-time performance.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Performing all procurement activities and administering purchase orders in conformance with applicable purchasing procedures and policies.
• Analyzing requisitions and related drawings and specifications; identifying/selecting suppliers; determining the type of order to be issued; issuing requests for proposals; negotiating prices, terms and conditions, and delivery schedules; placing purchase orders; assuring product delivery, negotiating delivery schedule changes, and developing inventory plans as required.
• Initiating and coordinating discussions or meetings between suppliers and internal departments to resolve procurement-related problems.
• Analyzing pricing, production, and inventory trends to assure competent supply sources and economical procurement.
• Serving as a full-time member of respective purchased product teams and other cross-functional teams and being involved with the development and implementation of strategic supplier management concepts.
• Assurance of product delivery.
• Planning, scheduling, and negotiating orders utilizing ERP planning recommendations.
• Negotiating settlements on rejected material and claims resulting from purchase order changes or terminations.
• Approving supplier invoices for payment when necessary.
• Interaction with internal next assembly users, Product Engineering, Program Management, Product and Field Quality, Accounting and the Design Agency for requirements clarification, planning, product status reviews and problem resolution.
• Analyzing need and preparing requests for advance procurement authorizations. Preparing reports as requested by supervision or as required by procedures.
• Providing guidance and necessary training to lower classifications in purchasing techniques.
• Negotiating directly with suppliers; completing in-depth price analyses, marketplace surveys, and sole and single-source justifications.
• Developing formal negotiation plans; implementing quality requirements; resolving exceptions to KCNSC terms and conditions; and having possible involvement with cost and pricing data and cost accounting standards.
• Developing and providing input to the purchased material budget as appropriate to assure commitment or incurrences as required.

You must have:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Two or more years of progressive procurement experience.
• Ability to travel as determined by the needs of the business.
• Ability to work on-site as directed by management and is determined by the needs of the business.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job.
• United States citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations).

We value:

• A working knowledge of purchasing procedures, products, services and strategic supplier management.

*This job description/job posting is not all inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.