Senior Specialist, Procurement (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, US; onsite role with a 9/80 schedule, totaling 80 hours over 9 of every 14 days with every other Friday off.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, defense, commercial, and mission-critical technologies across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Coordinate proposal pricing activities with program managers, hardware cost estimating, and buyers.
• Prepare requests for quotation, bid, and proposal; analyze supplier quotes for cost, requirements conformance, and delivery.
• Perform cost and price analysis and document fair and reasonable pricing under FAR requirements.
• Communicate program, company, engineering, item-specific, schedule, and contractual requirements to suppliers through purchase orders and flow-downs.
• Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders, maintain FAR/DFAR-compliant documentation, and expedite late deliveries.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, manage supplier performance and open orders, conduct Performance Business Reviews, and lead efficiency improvement projects using defined metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related experience; or at least 10 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice to have

• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is a plus.
• Hands-on experience negotiating cost elements, price, schedule, and terms and conditions.
• Problem-solving experience.
• Experience with Department of Defense purchasing policies and procedures.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and engaging environment focused on professional growth, work-life success, community commitment, and excellence.
• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
• Equal opportunity employment and a drug-free workplace with pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks where permitted.
• Some positions may require security clearance and eligibility for access to classified information.