Buyer - 90296106 - Philadelphia

Buyer - Philadelphia

Your success is a train ride away! As we move America's workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team? Our values of 'Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First' are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, 'Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security' are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

Provide cost-effective procurement for assignments of low to medium complexity. Handle transactional procurement activities including supplier onboarding, and processing, executing, managing and expediting Purchase Orders in the ERP systems. Support commodity strategies including supplier performance monitoring, performing competitive bidding and negotiation, cost / price analysis, and awarding Purchase Orders. May be assigned with the ownership of specific commodities or projects that are transactional in nature. Negotiate terms and conditions associated with assigned Purchase Orders or Contracts under the supervision or guidance from senior-level Procurement personnel or the Law Department and using the Federal Procurement Regulations.

Essential Functions

• Provide purchasing services for Amtrak business units, including solicitation, negotiation of Purchase Order pricing, contractual terms and conditions of purchase, performing cost or price analyses, and administration of Purchase Orders upon execution.
• Interface with stakeholders of all levels for assigned Purchase Orders or projects on a regular basis; maintain the service level of turning around assigned Purchase Orders that could be high volume.
• Utilize ERP systems to problem-solve for stakeholders or suppliers when help is needed.
• Maintain and manage suppliers with focus on total cost improvements while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
• Negotiate procurement contracts involving variable costs and non-standard terms and conditions. Prepare and administer Purchase Orders and contracts that are financially and legally sound to ensure enforcement of contractual requirements and Amtrak's policies and procedures in concert with Federal Procurement Regulations and / or the Uniform Commercial Code, whichever is applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities