Amentum
ITProcurementSpecialist
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“IT Procurement Specialist at Amentum. Skills: IT Procurement, Vendor Management, Financial Planning. Purchase materials, equipment, and supplies. Optimize trade-offs between time and order fulfillment”
Industry & Context.
tactical day-to-day problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area, 10 years of experience in the field or in a related area, Familiar with NASA/JSC procurement process and compliance requirements, Self-motivated, team player, adaptable to a dynamic environment, ability to complete all assignments as required, Excellent oral and written communication skills, Familiar with Microsoft Office products, Experience organizing and prioritizing tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules, Experience with preparing written documents and to verbally present at various meetings, Experience with effectively interacting with customers and management at all levels
Nice to Have
Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or Finance, NASA/JSC experience strongly preferred, Some college preferred, Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures
What You'll Do.
Optimize trade-offs between time and order fulfillment
Contact suppliers to follow up on purchase orders
Compare and analyze suppliers for price reasonableness
Manage suppliers and internal stakeholders
and cost estimating support
Prepare fiscal year and 5-year financial views
Aide in annual IT Phasing Plan
Review IT purchase requests
Issue IT plan numbers
Meet with Management weekly
Disseminate IT information
Procure approved IT hardware and software
Manage software license maintenance agreements
Consolidate licenses where possible
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional communication; Manage suppliers and internal stakeholders through the purchasing/fulfillment process; Meet with Management weekly to disseminate EA, OCIO, Center, and Agency IT information; Work with the budget office to procure approved IT hardware, software, and annual maintenance agreements
Communication Scope
cross-functional communication; Excellent oral and written communication skills; Experience with preparing written documents; verbally present at various meetings; Experience with effectively interacting with customers and management
Process & Methodology
Support special projects as required, Experience organizing and prioritizing tasks
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a temporary **IT Procurement Specialist** to join the JETSII contract. The **IT Procurement Specialist** will: * Responsible for purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies pricing from distributors and OEMs. * The position requires a strong combination of strategic thinking and tactical day-to-day problem-solving as well as a high proficiency with data, detail, and cross-functional communication. * Explore order quantities, and lead tie to optimize trade-offs between time and order fulfillment efficiency. * Contacting suppliers to follow up on purchase orders, compare and analyze suppliers for price reasonableness and performance. * Support special projects as required to obtain data and information needed to support decision making. * Manage suppliers and internal stakeholders through the purchasing/fulfillment process. * Provide budgeting, forecasting, and cost estimating support. * Provide detailed financial reports, including budget planning and phasing for forecasted renewals and replacement costs. * Prepare fiscal year and 5-year financial views for multiple divisions to meet contractual requirements. * Aide in annual IT Phasing Plan for the division; review IT purchase requests and issue IT
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