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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! As part of a small, passionate, hardworking, and accomplished team of experts, you will support the performance of day-to-day tactical purchasing functions for various construction and facilities projects as well as provide support for a small team of buyers. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of supplier communications, products, equipment, and services pricing, quality, and schedule and will be responsible for supplier management and performance. You will serve as a primary point of contact and escalation for your assigned procurements. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities: Perform day to day procurement activities supporting various construction and facilities projects. Develop and manage strategic suppliers and contractors. Evaluate current procurement processes and practices to identify areas for improvement. Work with facilities and project management leads to select suppliers and contractors to bid projects and award business that achieves company objectives. Develop RFP/RFQ packages and evaluate responses. Perform price and cost analysis. Issue and manage fixed price and cost type contracts. Ensure your awards are compliant with established procurement practices and processes. Ensure the best value is achieved in all procurements. Employ Costpoint and/or Coupa software to prepare purchase orders and change orders. Ensures supplier documentation, such as terms and conditions and NDAs are executed prior to engagement. Negotiate these agreements as necessary. Support other buyers as necessary with order management, backlog monitoring, daily status, report tracking, and to mitigate schedule risks. Monitor suppliers' performance and prepare reports and other records. Conduct supplier business reviews and develop plans to improve supplier performance. Serve as an escalation point for the resolution of discrepancies and issues related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, invoices, payments to the suppliers, and supplier performance problems. Attend/support weekly project planning and status meetings. Minor travel is required. Other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by leadership. Qualifications: Minimum of five (5) years of tactical level experience in purchasing/supply chain. Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, economics, finance, engineering, or a related field. Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment to accomplish goals while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks. Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook and Windows programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.). Ability to work effectively independently and in cross-functional teams. Strong written and verbal