Procurement Specialist

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Specialist to join our team at U.S. Army Europe and Africa. As a Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for purchasing supplies and equipment for the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Supply Branch within the Business Operations and Integration (BOI) Division.

Key Responsibilities:

• Purchase supplies and equipment using informal purchasing methods, including Blanket Purchase Agreements, Government Purchase Card (GPC), Delivery Orders against Indefinite Delivery Type Contracts, and General Services Administration.
• Obtain quotes for purchases over $3,500.00 from at least three vendors, as required.
• Determine the best value to the government, considering price and other factors, such as delivery times, nature of the item, and urgency of project.
• Review material and service requests, as well as bill of materials (BOM) from DPW employees and customers, to ensure adequacy of description and other fundamental information.
• Develop RCO required packages for purchase actions over $25,000.00, and coordinate package with RCO.
• Consult with vendors, primarily by telephone, e-mail or facsimile, to determine prices, availability of items, and delivery time.
• Follow up and investigate on problems, and ensure that specifications of items are adequate, complete, and precise.
• Translate documents and other information from English to German or vice versa.
• Prepare MILSTRIP Requisitions, maintain purchasing and contract files, as well as funds status files.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency level B1 and German Language Proficiency level B1 required.
• Office automation skills are required.
• German driver's license class B required.

Benefits:

• 30 days of annual leave; 36 days for severely handicapped employees (additional time-off on 24 & 31 December per tariff agreement)
• Vacation and Christmas pay (total of 13 monthly salaries)
• Variety of additional social benefits (e.g., employer pension scheme through Allianz group insurance; property accrual payments)

Working Conditions:

• Multiple full-time positions (38.5 hours/week)