• Determine the method of purchase: existing contract, open market, Federal Supply schedules, etc.
• Negotiate and prepare contract modifications that may change place of performance, scope of work, period of performance, and other conditions.
• Monitor the entire purchasing process from receipt of purchase request to completion of the order/contract.
• Monitor available goods and services through continuous market research.
• Ensure contract files are complete per regulations and agency policies
• Screen incoming correspondence, publications, and directives and forwards to appropriate Division personnel.
• Coordinate with other agencies to determine applicable labor laws and social legislation.
• Perform administrative work to include tracking and initiating personnel actions and inputs.
• This is a developmental position. Duties are written at the full performance grade level of GS-10.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will participate in planning for new data processing systems in terms of defining the nature of information required, organizational responsibilities, computer network requirements, and the nature of output desired from inventory management systems.

Typical assignments include:

• Assisting in maintaining records and controls over property, serving as an Accountability Property Officer.
• Assisting in analyzing, investigating, and determining causes of inventory discrepancies and action necessary to correct deficiencies.
• Managing cradle to grave operation of accountable and consumable inventory items.
• Conducting and monitoring cyclic inventories by compiling data and processing the data into systems.
• Reviewing and implementing changes in automated data bases and systems of data storage, formats, and reports.
• Assisting in researching procurement data for purchases.
• Serving as a backup for Inventory Management Specialist (warehouse) for managing supply.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will participate in planning for new data processing systems in terms of defining the nature of information required, organizational responsibilities, computer network requirements, and the nature of output desired from inventory management systems..

Typical assignments include:

• Assisting in maintaining records and controls over property, serving as an Accountability Property Officer.
• Assisting in analyzing, investigating, and determining causes of inventory discrepancies and action necessary to correct deficiencies.
• Managing cradle to grave operation of accountable and consumable inventory items.
• Conducting and monitors cyclic inventories by compiling data and processing the data into systems.
• Reviewing and implementing changes in automated data bases and systems of data storage, formats, and reports.
• Assisting in researching procurement data for purchases.
• Serving as a backup for Inventory Management Specialist (warehouse) for managing supply.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Implements policies and procedures applicable to the CMS assets, inventory, material, and equipment control and management.
• Analyzes data and develops recommendations for improvements, new techniques, and alternate methods for program enhancements.
• Plans, organizes, controls, integrates, and evaluates the work of personal Inventory programs by ensuring operations are in compliance with federal, state, and local statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Analyzes information to determine retention or repair needs for disposal actions of used assets, materials, supplies, inventory and equipment.
• Monitors contractor compliance for all objectives and identifies and corrects contract problems.

• Provides exemplary customer service to include greeting, professional appearance, positive attitude, and approaching the customer, suggestive selling and adding on.
• Completes retail reports and submits to management.
• Operates the POS terminal, scans, verifies retail price, verifies product information, processes proper type of sale/return in terminal, properly secures credit card information and delivers receipt to customer.
• Stocks and maintains the sales floor according to daily sales plan. Stays current with merchandise assortment.
• Provides on the job training to new sales store clerks as needed.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will participate in planning for new data processing systems in terms of defining the nature of information required, organizational responsibilities, computer network requirements, and the nature of output desired from inventory management systems.

Typical assignments include:

• Assisting in maintaining records and controls over property, serving as an Accountability Property Officer.
• Assisting in analyzing, investigating, and determining causes of inventory discrepancies and action necessary to correct deficiencies.
• Managing cradle to grave operation of accountable and consumable inventory items.
• Conducting and monitors cyclic inventories by compiling data and processing the data into systems.
• Reviewing and implementing changes in automated data bases and systems of data storage, formats, and reports.
• Assisting in researching procurement data for purchases.
• Serving as a backup for Inventory Management Specialist (warehouse) for managing supply.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will participate in planning for new data processing systems in terms of defining the nature of information required, organizational responsibilities, computer network requirements, and the nature of output desired from inventory management systems

Typical assignments include:

• Assisting in maintaining records and controls over property, serving as an Accountability Property Officer.
• Assisting in analyzing, investigating, and determining causes of inventory discrepancies and action necessary to correct deficiencies.
• Managing cradle to grave operation of accountable and consumable inventory items.
• Conducting and monitoring cyclic inventories by compiling data and processing the data into systems.
• Reviewing and implementing changes in automated data bases and systems of data storage, formats, and reports.
• Assisting in researching procurement data for purchases.
• Serving as a backup for Inventory Management Specialist (warehouse) for managing supply.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Executes demand planning for a complex portfolio of weapons systems and/or component piece parts.
• Supports the development and implementation of outcome-based demand support strategies that optimize supply chain management principles to enhance system readiness and life cycle cost affordability.
• Executes the demand planning module.
• Supports the weapon system manager in the development and documentation of demand forecasts to support the weapon system sustainment strategy in accordance with policy and regulatory guidance.
• Addresses a variety of demand planning problems, questions, or conditions.

• Serves as an Inventory Management Specialist with the responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating, managing, and reviewing actions concerned with life-cycle property and supply requirements, operations, and systems essential to the mission of multiple activities at the C5ISR Center.
• Oversees Supply Management Programs and Operations to include the Command Supply Discipline Program (CSDP) and the Center's Property Book. Responsible for Equipment management and oversight; All Center inventories; Property book adjustments and disposition activities; Property training; and Center guidance, policy, and procedures.
• Manages, maintains, and trains others in applicable databases such as Global Combat Supply System-Army (GCSS-Army), the Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (AESIP) Hub, the Army VANTAGE Data Analytics Platform, Information Systems Security Program-Army (ISSPA), and Decision Support Tool (DST).
• Identifies and establishes property and equipment management actions and comprehensive plans to ensure objectives and procedures are in place to support mission acquisition and life cycle sustainment goals. Monitors progress toward meeting the logistics plan and identifies any cause, impact, and solution to delays or other problems.
• Ensures DEVCOM C5ISR Center's ability to manage and control material and supplies required to support the operations, projects, and programs of the Center. Coordinates requirements with users, assists all Property Teams, Equipment Coordinators, and Hand Receipt Holders in all aspects of supply operations and the execution of inventories.

You will serve as an Inventory Management Specialist and be responsible for performing inventory management work requiring application of system-wide knowledge of supply programs and operations.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Maintaining stock levels of Coast Guard peculiar items to achieve effective service wide supply support and efficient utilization of appropriated funds..
• Establishing and procuring new items in the supply system when required. .
• Projecting stock/store/issue/repair quantities required on both a short-term and long-term basis using a variety of techniques and other considerations..
• Developing procurement plans which consider various procurement factors, including total repair/procurement lead times which may vary from one procurement to the next.
• Studying, analyzing, reviewing, managing, repairing or procuring items by using various computer-generated reports and other factors.
• Initiating disposal action for peculiar material when the equipment has reached its support expiration date.

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
 

• Lead the development of category strategies based on sourcing profession best practices, including supply market analyses, Porter’s Five Forces, should-cost models, process and domain expertise.
• Work with IT to identify new suppliers and potentially acceptable products or technologies.
• Work with Finance to develop risk- and probability-adjusted multi-year savings forecasts and annual savings goals.
• Leverage internal and external resources, as part of the operating model, to deliver results in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Oversee analysis of qualitative and quantitative supplier characteristics, including supplier capabilities, supplier goals and objectives, risk profile, and supplier's financial position for requisite categories.
• Develop multi-year sourcing pipelines with IT, which drive total value, including cost savings and supplier innovation for Humana.
• Work collaboratively with the Continuous Improvement team for multi-business unit project implementations.
• Coordinate with Contract Managers to identify and incorporate appropriate levels of commercial protection and to minimize risk to Humana.
• Drive corporate compliance to the preferred-supplier program via end-user change management and communications programs.
• Work closely with Procurement Operations and Corporate Payables to ensure a seamless end-to-end experience for associates.
• Maintain and establish professional relationships partners and suppliers within your given category.
• Align with senior leaders and partners to develop short-term and long-term category goals.
• Refine and develop category strategies consistent with Humana’s diversity and inclusion goals.
• Lead procurement processes including negotiations, RFI/RFP/RFX.
• Utilizing provided tools, monitor the category to identify opportunities and industry trends that may benefit Humana.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 8 years of technical experience
• 2+ years of project leadership experience
• 5+ years Strategic Sourcing experience focused on Software systems.
• 5+ years of Experience in negotiation and best-in-class practices
• Demonstrable experience leading enterprise-wide Strategic sourcing and negotiations with Cloud and SaaS providers such as Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.
• Possess both IT and Business acumen.
• Ability to clarify complex situations and gather consensus with internal and external audiences.
• Ability to keep multiple projects, assignments or task moving forward simultaneously.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong drive for creating value for internal customers.
• Self-managed / motivated: the ability to independently set priorities, meet commitments and desire to seek valuable improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, with concentration in IT/Software Supply-Chain
• 10+ years of Strategic IT sourcing experience
  Ability to anticipate roadblocks and issues with suppliers, contracts and deliverables and take proactive steps to resolve.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, savings and risk abatement.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills. Must have the ability to use excellent judgment and resolve issues with diplomacy, while keeping long-term goals and strategies intact.

Additional Information

Why Humana

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security—both today and in the future, including:

Health benefits effective day 1
Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
Recognition pay
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Tuition assistance
Scholarships for eligible dependents
Parental and caregiver leave
Employee charity matching program
Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
Career development opportunities

Work-At-Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called Modern Hire to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. Modern Hire allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Social Security Task

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.

*This is a remote position.

**Must be able to work EST hours.

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About us
 

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of  Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of  Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Reynolds (a business unit of Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC) has over 60 years of heritage supplying the highest quality, high voltage interconnect solutions to the most demanding of applications in the Military/Defense, High-end Industrial, Medical, Energy and Space industries.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team in Torrance!

We are truly Everywhereyoulook

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and action activities in a timely manner related to procurement to include quotation, negotiation, regulatory compliance, PO/contract placement, delivery, payment discrepancies, and action non-conformances through the debit memo process.

• Analyzes the requirements including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed.

• Solicits and evaluates end-user proposals for the requested commodity.

• Own the data integrity of the applicable commodity in the ERP system.

• Evaluates potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements and communicates to management as appropriate Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.

• Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company.

• Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.

• Coordinates appropriate methods of shipping in a cost effective and timely manner.

Other potential responsibilities:

• Implements blanket agreements and SPA/LTA’s that comply with company and Government Regulations.

• Participate in annual inventory cycle count.

• Analyzing market trends.

• Track OTD via TIPQA Quality Module.

• Conducting supplier visits as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 10-15 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

• Ability to speak effectively with other employees of organization.

• Knowledge of MS Outlook; MS Excel and MS Word software.

• Follows all import/export requirements, consulting with facility import/export personnel as required.

• Basic Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100

• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/Kaizen

• Knowledge of specific software (design, analysis, ERP…)

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne Reynolds requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Person".

​A "U.S. person" can be

A U.S. citizen; A permanent resident who does not work for a foreign company, a foreign government, or a foreign governmental agency/organization; A political asylee; A part of the U.S. government, or A corporation, business, organization, or group that is incorporated in the United States under U.S. law.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​