Sr. Buyer

About the role

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com . Job Description Summary: The Senior Buyer serves as an integral member of the Procurement department within Draper's Supply Chain organization. Supply Chain strives to provide both its internal and external customers with solution oriented leadership and guidance and is focused on achieving the strategic objectives of the organization while balancing risk and regulatory compliance. This position is focused on the procurement of all commodity areas including all aspects of U.S. Government, commercial, and international purchases in accordance with Draper and U.S. Government (FAR/DFARS) procurement policies, procedures and regulations. Job Description: Duties/Responsibilities - Manages heavy requisition workload to procure a variety of commodities and services. - Participates in strategic department initiatives and assists in training and performs presentations to the procurement team and to the company. - Sources new vendors to meet program requirements, small business requirements and assists in Government audits. - Conducts market research and develops requests for quotations and proposals. - Supports a fast paced environment within a multifaceted organization. - Develops new supplier sources where vendors are inadequate, obtains proposals/quotations and examines bids to include price and/or cost analysis in accordance with Government FAR/DFARS requirements. - Researches new vendor financial viability through Dunn & Bradstreet and vendor's financial statement. - Ensures conformity and compliance with the RFP/RFQ, Draper procedures and Government (FAR/DFARS) requirements. - Negotiates purchase orders including price/cost and coordinates negotiations of terms and conditions with the internal legal team and the Business Area Lead if necessary. - Maintains a record of all negotiations and provides proper documentation for all purchase order files including source and price justification to satisfy internal and U.S. Government audits and Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSR). - Prepares purchasing packages for review by management and coordinates to obtain required signatures. - Reviews and interprets U.S. Government and commercial requirements, contract terms and conditions, addresses legal issues, and determines financial risk as they relate to procurement. - Performs other duties as assigned. Skills/Abilities - Knowledge and understanding of the FAR and DFARS. - Able to handle multiple assignments and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. - Possess the ability to perform work functions in a timely and well organized manner with limited oversight. - Possess excellent problem solving that can be deployed to collaborate effectively with different functional teams on a variety of topics. - Possess strong interpersonal skills both verbal and written, - Ability to develop recommendations solutions for moderate to complex problems. - Thorough familiarity MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. - Knowledge of ERP systems, PeopleSoft preferred. Education Bachelor's degree in business or related field of study is required. an advanced degree is preferred.