The Role
Develops sourcing strategies, evaluates supplier proposals, negotiates contracts, and manages procurement activities for assigned categories. Gathers requirements, pre-qualifies suppliers, issues RFPs and RFQs, evaluates bids, recommends vendors, supports purchase orders and invoice processes, and ensures compliance with company policies and external regulations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Company OverviewGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Job SummaryNegotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies for customer-related business processes or for internal use as a generalist or in a combination of Purchasing Disciplines
Impact of the RoleGeneral Profile
- Requires working knowledge and experience in own job discipline and broadens capabilities
- Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers
- Performs a range of assignments related to job discipline
- Uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations
- Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction
- Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment
- Develops and executes sourcing strategy, evaluates product offerings, recommends suppliers, and negotiates contracts for assigned categories or departments.
- Gathers business requirements and identifies and pre-qualifies potential suppliers.
- Develops and distributes RFPs/RFQs and collects bids or other information.
- Evaluates proposals/quotes based on offering quality, cost, or other criteria and recommends suppliers that are best suited to meet the organization's requirements.
- Works with selected suppliers to develop mutually acceptable contractual agreements.
- May oversee tactical purchasing operations, such as the issuance of purchase orders or the payment of invoices.
- Ensures that all procurement activities comply with internal policies and external regulations.
- Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
- Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree
- Discipline/Major: Business Administration/ Supply Chain Management
- Knowledge, skills & abilities: Ability to work as part of a team. Decision-making skills. Oral and written communication skills. Analytical thinking skills. Detail oriented. Ability to meet deadlines.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds.
- Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
- Work may require employee to work inside and outside with exposure to changing climate and/or operate machinery.
- Required Qualifications
Skills Required
- Associate's degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Bachelor's degree
- Business Administration or Supply Chain Management major
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Decision-making skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Analytical thinking skills
- Detail-oriented work style
- Ability to meet deadlines
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The Company
What We Do
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) is a global aerospace and defense company that develops and manufactures weapons systems, munitions, ammunition, and related military equipment for the U.S. military and allied nations. Its portfolio supports ground, naval, and airborne operations and includes heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, warheads, precision components, lightweight vehicles, and aircraft Gatling guns across multiple defense platforms.






