Sr. Procurement Specialist

Who You Are:

Versar Global Solutions seeks a full-time Sr. Procurement Specialist with CostPoint experience ready to support our Applied Professional and Technology Solutions (APTS) and Infrastructure and Asset Maintenance Business Areas (IAM).

What You'll Do:

• Provide procurement guidance and support to APTS related to source identification, soliciting Request for Quotations/Proposals, (RFQs/RFPs) contracting, purchasing and other related procurement functions.
• Leverage expertise in the CostPoint procurement module to support team members moving into the new system, facilitating swift and efficient organizational change
• Work with the Procurement Supervisor and Business Leads to support project stand-up, and ongoing implementation; including canvasing for suppliers, preparing, submitting (RFQs/RFPs); drafting, and negotiating purchase orders, and subcontract agreements.
• Prepare, review and conduct cost/price analysis, facilitate subcontract awards.
• Works with the Procurement Supervisor to establish procurement strategies and mechanisms that meet project delivery requirements in terms of timeliness, quality, and value.
• Identify alternative procurement sources and local businesses, suppliers, and service providers to provide services locally to project offices.
• Leads Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (S/DBE) procurement program; to include identification of S/DBE businesses, reporting on S/DBE utilization, and performing S/DBE reporting requirements.
• Leverage economies of scale and purchase volume to negotiate and procure blanket ordering mechanisms to implement efficiencies and cost savings across the business.
• Reviews and develops scope of services and bills of materials in coordination with project teams.
• Under the supervision of the Procurement Supervisor, serve as a point of contact for coordinating between field offices, project management office and corporate office on issues related to compliance, subcontracting and procurement.
• Work with VGS Procurement Management Systems, to process purchase orders, subcontracts; and facilitate timely vendor payments.
• Ensure the integrity of vendor data, and all data gathered.
• Collaborate with team, customers and internal business partners to identify areas for process improvement.
• Help ensure all relevant, administrative and contractual business controls are enforced and satisfied.
• Other responsibilities as determined.

What You'll Bring:

• Mandatory: Applicant must have prior Procurement experience utilizing the Procurement Module in CostPoint
• Strong knowledge of various subcontracting, procurement and acquisition methods
• Analytical, data driven approach with an attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of government contracting terms & conditions
• Ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information, draw conclusions, and report data as needed
• Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to solve problems that may not have one clear answer
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners/partners to overcome obstacles and deliver results
• Ability to lean forward, work proactively and independently with minimum supervision
• A desire to grow professionally as the role's responsibility grows rapidly with the business

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant industry experience, or Master's Degree and 3- 5 years relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge of fair and compliant purchasing/acquisition and subcontracting processes
• Prior experience supporting general contractors, construction, civil engineering, construction, or operations & maintenance projects
• Positive attitude, critical thinker, driven, and works with integrity
• Successful results of preemployment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
• Comply with company drug and alcohol policy.
• Be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date.

Location Requirements

This position may be remote, hybrid, or based in one of the following offices:

• Greenville, SC
• Washington, DC

Compensation

Expected annual compensation: Washington, DC - $82,850 - $124,275

Expected annual compensation: Greenville, SC - $73,048 - $109,573

Versar Global Solutions is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the Company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Who We Are:

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Versar Global Solutions provides full mission lifecycle solutions for challenges faced by our government and commercial Customers in the natural, built, and digital environments. With nearly 2,000 team members around the world, and a rich legacy spanning more than 70 years, Versar Global Solutions delivers a broad array of planning, analysis and risk management solutions, project and program management, operations and maintenance services, and information technology applications for environmental management and remediation projects, mission critical facilities and installations, and in support of readiness and contingency operations.

EEO Commitment

Versar Global Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Versar Global Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Versar Global Solutions expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran. Improper interference with the ability of Versar Global Solutions employees to perform their job duties is not tolerated.