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