Overview The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) in La Jolla, CA has an immediate opening for a Senior Purchasing Administrator.  This opening is located at IDA’s Center for Communications Research in La Jolla, California (CCR-L). We are seeking a Senior Purchasing Administrator, who under general supervision, implements the procurement function at the Center for Communications Research – La Jolla (CCRL).  Duties include purchasing of items, materials or services of a technical and specialized nature as well as purchase of commercial “off the shelf” (COTS) types of standard and generally available items, material and services.  In accordance with IDA policy and procedures, this posi