Requisition Associate-Requisition Specialist II

United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC is seeking a Requisition Specialist in Oak Ridge, TN to coordinate procurement and materials flow, ensuring timely delivery to production and projects. The role focuses on accuracy, compliance with procedures, and collaboration with program managers and Acquisition Services.

Under mentorship, you will verify procurement packages, enter EPS data, analyze requirements, and manage end-to-end submissions to Acquisition Services.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles is preferred.
• Some experience with or knowledge of procurement software and inventory management systems is preferred.
• Data analysis skills to make informed procurement decisions are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Package verification for procurement requests.
• System Data Entry: Enter all EPS procurement information into the requisition systems accurately.
• Acquisition Level determination: Recommend suppliers and levels based on goods/services.
• Requirements analysis: Review technical requirements for clarity and completeness.
• Submittal coordination: Manage end-to-end submittals with reviewers to ensure compliance.
• Specialized procurement evaluation: Determine if unique purchasing requirements apply.
• Collaborative stakeholder advisory: Guide program managers through requisition creation and resolution of deficiencies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Procurement knowledge

Supply chain principles

Data analysis

Procurement software

Inventory management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

EPS (Electronic Purchasing System)

Procurement Software

Inventory Management Systems

Job description

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Project Integration & Bus Services NGF SAL FT Professionals

Classification Title:

Grade:

21 – 23 (depending on experience)

Requisition No.:

2800

Number of Positions:

Up to 4

Location:

Oak Ridge

Organization:

Project Integration and Business Services

Department:

Requisition Readiness Integration Team

Project Assignment:

Posting Date:

10/22/2026

Closing Date:

10/29/2026

A Requisition Specialist is a key role in procurement and supply chain management, responsible for ensuring that the right materials are requested, to be ordered through the Acquisition Services group, and delivered in a timely manner to support production, operations, and/or projects.

Summary:

The Requisitions job family plans, coordinates, and directs activities related to procurement and supply chain management. This function is critical to maintaining operational efficiency by coordinating the flow of materials and supplies and supporting workflow continuity. This family ensures that all procurement packages are thoroughly compiled, verified, and processed in compliance with company procedures, quality guidelines, and customer standards. The Requisitions job family consists of Requisition Associates, Requisition Specialists, and Senior Requisition Specialists working in close alignment with program managers, technical authorities, and Acquisition Services.

Safety is a principal responsibility for each job performed. UCOR is committed to fostering and maintaining a strong safety culture to ensure a safety conscious work environment (SCWE) and challenges all workers to commit to safety for themselves and for their coworkers. All workers are expected to obtain safety training, obey safety rules, and make safety an integral part of each task, as well as taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the activity is unsafe or will create an unsafe condition.

• Package Verification: Conduct comprehensive, rigorous reviews of newly submitted procurement requests or packages to verify the presence, correctness, and completeness of all mandatory documentation.
• System Data Entry: Enter all Electronic Purchasing System (EPS) procurement information provided by the requestor into the appropriate requisition systems accurately and efficiently.
• Acquisition & Supplier Determination: Collaborate with requesting organizations to determine the appropriate Acquisition Level based on the goods or services being ordered. Recommend suppliers based on qualifications and approved supplier lists.
• Requirements Analysis: Review technical requirements and specifications for clarity, completeness, and objectivity. Ensure that requirements promote maximum open competition and do not contain restrictive or proprietary language unless thoroughly justified.
• Submittal Coordination: Review necessary documents to be submitted for information, applicability, and required approvals. Coordinate the end-to-end submittal process with reviewers to validate compliance.
• Specialized Procurement Evaluation: Adeptly determine if a good or service has unique purchasing requirements and follows established regulatory and company guidelines.
• Collaborative Stakeholder Advisory: Serve as a liaison and consultant to program managers and technical experts, guiding them through requisition creation, resolving package deficiencies, and organizing finalized, "procurement-ready" files for seamless submission to Acquisition Services.

Level-Specific Responsibilities:

Works under continuous mentorship and supervision of higher-grade specialists or managers. Responsible for assisting with basic requisition creation, entering data into procurement systems, maintaining material flow tracking, and supporting higher-grade personnel with package reviews.

Role Focus: Transactional entry, administrative intake, and baseline data integrity and accuracy under continuous mentorship.

Grade 21:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent level of education and experience will also be considered.

Experience:This is an entry-level position for a college graduate with a bachelor degree. The position requires at least 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree, and 4 years of relevant experience with an associate degree.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles is preferred.
• Some experience with or knowledge of procurement software and inventory management systems is preferred.
• Data analysis skills to make informed procurement decisions are preferred.

Additional Skills Desired:

• Hands-on experience with high-volume clerical data entry, digital file archiving, and records management.
• Experience tracking orders or material status through spreadsheets or basic administrative tools.
• Exposure to matching standard commercial documents (invoices, packing slips, purchase requests).
• Additional Required Skills:
• Procurement System Proficiency: Ability to navigate the Electronic Purchasing System (EPS) with high accuracy and low error rates on basic data fields (e.g., part numbers, quantities, accounting codes).
• Administrative Triage: Recognizing missing standard attachments (e.g., submittals or engineering designs) using predetermined checklists.
• Customer Service: Basic written and verbal etiquette when acknowledging receipt of requests and providing status lookups to requestors.

Grade 22:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent level of education and experience will also be considered.

Required Experience:2 years of relevant experience in a similar procurement or requisitions role.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles.
• Some experience with or knowledge of procurement software and inventory management systems is strongly preferred.
• Skills in data analysis to make informed procurement decisions are strongly preferred.

Additional Skills Desired:

• Experience checking standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) procurement files for regulatory/procedural completeness.
• Experience querying pre-approved vendor lists and catalog contracts.
• Prior interaction with technical/program staff to retrieve missing documentation.
• Requirements Verification: Ability to identify clear, unambiguous specification red flags (e.g., brand-name callouts without explanation, missing delivery milestones).
• Workflow Coordination: Understanding routing paths for standard functional approvals (e.g., safety, quality, property, or engineering).
• Problem Escalation: Knowing when an issue exceeds standard parameters and properly framing the problem for higher-grade Specialists or Managers.

Grade 23:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent level of education and experience will also be considered.

Required Experience:8 years of relevant experience in a similar procurement or requisitions role.

• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Technical proficiency with procurement software and inventory management systems.
• Skilled in data analysis to make informed procurement decisions.
• Experience handling varied procurement categories (e.g., standard professional services, non-standard equipment, software licenses).
• Experience reviewing Statements of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statements (PWS) to ensure objectivity and avoid overly restrictive requirements.
• Direct experience assisting program offices with sole-source or single-source justifications.
• Acquisition Level Analysis: Ability to evaluate scope complexity, dollar thresholds, and risk factors to guide requestors toward the correct Acquisition Level.
• Consultative Problem-Solving: Ability to guide requestors through rewriting ambiguous requirements to ensure they are "procurement-ready" before handoff to Acquisition Services.
• Deficiency Remediation: Skill in reconciling conflicting requirements between technical specifications, delivery schedules, and vendor capabilities.

UCOR is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran