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    ** Corporate Buyer - Arlington, VA**

    **Job Category****:** Contracts & Purchasing **Requisition Number****:** CORPO004960 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

    **Description**

    VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:

    *Update as of January 14th, 2022: Due to the SCOTUS decision on the OSHA Temporary Emergency Standard (ETS) and the continued stay order on the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, ARA has amended our COVID-19 policy to remove the vaccination mandate at this time*

    As of October 1, 2021, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), in compliance with the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, requires all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination at time of hire. If you cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to a disability/medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, you may request an accommodation.

    This position is located in our Arlington, Virginia office, and support Program managers in one of the largest and fastest growing sectors of ARA. The successful candidate is passionate, results driven and committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

    **What youll do as a Corporate Buyer**

    Perform a variety of routine to complex purchasing duties

    Work with Division Purchasing Administrators and Project Managers to establish accurate and compliant Goods & Services purchase requisition packages

    Review and take independent action to ensure purchase requests contain the proper file documentation, approval, and audit trail of transactions as appropriate in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFAR)

    Generate Purchase Orders in Deltek Costpoint system

    Respond to requests for Purchasing information, exercise independent judgement, review available information and work with Division Purchasing Administrators

    Provide training to division Purchasing Administrators and staff on purchasing requirements

    Support DCAA/DCMA Audits, i.e., Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR)

    Track procurement workflow through Request Tracker (RT) system

    Build positive relationships with divisions and internal teammates by providing excellent customer service, and maintain relationships through communication, education, and collaboration

    Contribute to process improvements

    **Corporate Buyer Requirements**

    Bachelors degree in Business Administration, with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience or 10 years of related field experience in lieu of a degree

    Demonstrated knowledge/experience working in a Federal procurement environment and FAR/DFAR requirements

    Experience with procurement file documentation for federal acquisitions: Competition, Sole Source Justification, Price/Cost Analysis, Reps & Certs, Commercial Item Determination, Market Research, Source Selection, prime contract flowdown clauses

    Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and Adobe Acrobat

    Ability to multi-task and work in high volume environment under strict deadlines

    Ability to work independently with little oversight from Purchasing Manager

    Maintain high level of accuracy

    **Corporate Buyer Preferences**

    Deltek Costpoint system experience

    SharePoint experience

    General Accounting skills

    Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an **employee-owned** international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,500 employee-owners and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

    At ARA, **employees are our greatest assets**. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees contributions not only add to the companys success, but also to their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at

    **Travel Required**

    Yes . Less than 10% **Qualifications**

    **Skills**

    **Behaviors**

    **Preferred**

    **Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group

    **Functional Expert****:** Considered a thought leader on a subject

    **Detail Oriented****:** Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

    **Dedicated****:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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    **Motivations**

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    **Education**

    **Experience**

    **Required**

    **5-7 years:** Federal procurement experience supporting Federal contracts

    **Licenses & Certifications**

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)



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