Material Planner/Procurement Specialist with Security Clearance

Primary Role and Responsibilities:

• Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements to include using a credit card for micro purchases.

• Works with programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.
• Works across multiple government and prime systems in a fast-paced environment

• Maintains reports and monitors material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences.
• Coordinates forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.
• Provides advice to programs as to proper routes to acquire materials that will be to the greatest benefit of the program.

• Analyzes material requirements for leveraging opportunities, supplier recommendations, acquisition planning

• Engages supply chain (vendor to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.

• Manages production and delivery schedules. Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of relevant experience or High School Diploma/GED with 2-4 years of relevant work experience. Candidates with experience in procurement AND/OR a combination of certifications, training, education, or military experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required to be considered

• Microsoft Office knowledge and skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work across multiple systems simultaneously

• Attention to detail

• Good organization and communication skills
• Basic Excel experience (Create workbooks, create formulas, applying formats, sort, and filter data, etc ) Preferred Qualifications:

• Buying or supply chain management experience

• Experience using IBM Maximo or Deltek Costpoint