Purchasing Specialist with Security Clearance

Security Clearance required: Public Trust Do you want to make a difference? Cognosante employees are passionate about improving people's lives. With an innovative mindset and an unwavering commitment to those we serve, we partner with healthcare, civilian and defense agencies to deliver exceptional public services and programs. Our multi-faceted technology and customer experience (CX) solutions achieve program outcomes, solve critical challenges and create meaningful change. Whether we are helping Veterans access healthcare faster, ensuring that members of the military complete their missions safely, or helping people obtain health insurance, our work touches millions of people. Are you ready to make a difference? Come Join Our Team On the USPS Team, we assist the Postal Service in their ongoing mission. What is the position? This individual will be supporting USPS within the following workstream areas: Drafting Request for Proposal (RFP) Documents Supporting Supply Management Approval Process
Solicitation Process Support
General Management Support What will I get to do? 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. What qualifications do I need? 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
Must have experience working in a fast-paced environment
Must be able to multitask and be detail oriented
Expert in MS Office Suite
Must be able to coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders simultaneously
Excellent writing and communication skills What additional characteristics will help me thrive? Bachelor's degree
6+ years' experience
Previous USPS experience. What We Offer Our mission is to provide comprehensive and competitive pay, benefits, services, and programs to eligible employees and their dependents that: Ensure optimal health and productivity of our employees
Support employee retention and attraction
Provide work/life balance to ensure our employees succeed inside and outside of the office Compensation $58,045.66 - $96,935.81 The pay range for this job is determined by various factors, including but not necessarily limited to location, responsibilities of the job, and alignment with market data. When determining a salary for this role, the following factors may be taken into consideration - contract-specific affordability, education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. The estimate displayed represents the salary range for this position and is just one component of Cognosante's total compensation package for employees. It is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee. Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position. What We Promise Cognosante employees are inspired by our bold mission to improve lives. To achieve this mission, we put our people first. No matter wherethey're located around the nation, our innovative workplaces enable individuals to apply theirskills and experience to work toward a greater good. We foster a winning culture of solutioncreators built on innovation, collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance.And we invest in thenext generation of diverse talent to foster an inclusive, progressive, adaptable workplacethat prioritizes advancement for all. As an affirmative action employer, we are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. Your safety during your job search is important. Recruiting communications will always be sent through one of the following corporate domain emails We will never send communications through any other domain, 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