Purchasing Specialist 2

Cognosante Aurora, Colorado
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December 16, 2022
Cognosante
Aurora, Colorado
Security Clearance Required

Able to obtain Public Trust

Cognosante is on a mission to transform our country s healthcare and national security systems. With our health and security-focused solutions, we help public sector organizations achieve the important task of providing the best possible public services to American Citizens. From Enterprise IT, Data Science, and Security Services, to full-scale Consumer Engagement and Interoperability solutions, we are moving government services forward with transformation and innovation. Learn how we are making a difference in people s lives today!

The Contractor Will Be Supporting USPS Within The Following Workstream Areas

This contract is for purchasing/contract support services to supplement the current staff of USPS Purchasing and Supply Management Specialists.
  • Drafting Request for Proposal (RFP) Documents
  • Supporting Supply Management Approval Process
  • Solicitation Process Support
  • General Management Support
Key Responsibilities
  • Review service requirements to implement contractual activities that meet customer needs for services, supplies, and equipment.
  • Plan, develop, and establish purchasing strategies for major procurements; participate in the evaluation process of supplier proposals, and conduct contract negotiations.
  • Perform market and industry trend analysis to improve the supplier base and to determine availability of services, equipment, and producers; perform market surveys to determine availability of products and producers; monitor industry factors related to the purchase of items or services, such as strikes, shortages, and inflation; analyze market trends and the impact of socioeconomic consideration; review industry publications and meet with industry representatives to obtain information.
  • Conduct supplier value and cost analysis to address logistics, pricing, leverage, competitive advantage, and other industry factors related to transportation purchasing.
  • Manage a variety of contractual activities to include planning, determining resource requirements, developing timelines, risk analysis, monitoring progress, and provide technical guidance and feedback.
  • Develop and prepare complex solicitations, contract terms, and conditions; including special language, clauses, and contract type.
  • Interact with USPS information technology systems to conduct research and process contract activities.
  • Track and meet with internal staff & internal clients and help retrieve and format information into Solicitation Documents, Reports & Presentations.
  • Help develop Tools for Evaluation Criteria for SOW, Agency Assignment and other RFP documents.
Required Qualifications
  • Must be a US Citizen able to pass a government background check in order to obtain a Public Trust Clearance with USPS.
  • Must be able to pass a drug screen.
  • 2+ years of experience in purchasing and/or contract management
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • Expert in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Excel).
  • Must be able to coordinate and manage multiple stakeholder's.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills.
  • Previous management skills.
  • Previous contracts experience.
  • Must be customer focused
Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 6+ years experience
  • Previous USPS experience.
Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position.

Cognosante requires all employees regardless of position, work location or telework status to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless prohibited by federal, state, or local laws. Cognosante will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to disability or a sincerely held religious belief or otherwise in accordance with any federal, state, or local laws.

Like many other growing companies, Cognosante has been targeted by scammers attempting to make fraudulent job offers to potential candidates. Communication from Cognosante recruiting will only be sent with an official corporate domain email (e.g., @cognosante.com or @accurate.com) and not a commercial domain e-mail (e.g., @gmail.com or @yahoo.com). We will never request payment from you, nor will we send payment to you, prior to your start date. If you have been asked to send or receive any payment, or if you have any doubt about whether you have been contacted by a Cognosante employee, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you.

Cognosante is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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