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This is an exciting opportunity to join a large established company and learn the procurement field from the ground up, while contributing substantially to meaningful programs. The successful candidate will provide procurement support and analysis for all contract procurement requirements.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nThe Associate Buyer is responsible for defining plans, processes, methods, and tools for ensuring supply chain management and chain of custody for the life of all Government assets. \nAdditionally, the Associate Buyer is responsible for activities associated with researching and recommending cost effective purchase arrangements. \nSupport the Government’s purchase process and coordinating the delivery of purchases, managing, tracking, and auditing hardware recapitalization, maintenance agreements, and software licensing. \nThe individual shall ensure the review of purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, completeness, and obtain additional information considered necessary. \nWill actively manage the procurement process from order placement through receipt of products and subsequent payment of invoices. \nActively manage supplier performance through consistent communication to ensure proper adherence to purchase order terms and conditions; and participate in the invoice approval process to ensure that supplier invoices are in accordance with purchase order terms & conditions to resolve issues as necessary.\nBasic Qualifications:\nRequires a bachelor’s degree and some work experience- generally less than 2 years. A combination of education, experience, training through employment, internships, military, or certification relative to procurement may be considered in lieu of degree. \nUS Citizenship required.\nAbility to effectively communicate processes and procedures to customer base where appropriate\nPossess outstanding customer service skills to meet high demand requirements.\nAbility to travel between local sites on occasion to coordinate activities.\nStrong interpersonal skills to maintain effective working relationships with team members and customer\nStrong oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to customers’ questions in a clear and concise manner\nWillingness to learn new skills and apply them confidently in day-to-day processes.\nRequires the use of problem-solving techniques to address unique procurement requests that impact critical support requirements.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrior procurement experience with a government contracting firm is a plus.\nExperience in a similar role executing on time deliveries of machines, equipment, and components; interacting with key suppliers; dealing with the financial impacts of supplier decisions on programs; and managing, tracking, and auditing existing hardware and software inventories.\nExperience supporting procurement system compliance, materials management, prime contract flow downs, supplier quality, and supplier teaming to achieve successful results.\nExperience working with price analysis methodologies.\nDefense Supply Chain\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nNovember 5, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $45,500.00 - $82,250.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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