Jr Procurement Specialist

Springfield, Va OR Chantilly, Va

TS/SCI w/ CI Poly Job Details

• 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 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. Skills (required):
• Basic Excel experience (Create workbooks, create formulas, applying formats, sort, and filter data, etc…)

Skills (preferred):

• Buying or supply chain management experience
• Experience using IBM Maximo or Deltek Costpoint
• Have worked with RFQ's for procuring in the past Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience AND/OR a combination of certifications, training, education, or military experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI 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…)