Requisition Specialist III-Sr Requisition Specialist II

United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) seeks a Materials Requisitioner to ensure timely, accurate material requests and procurement actions in support production and projects at Oak Ridge. This role emphasizes end-to-end coordination and data accuracy across procurement systems.

You will collaborate with program managers, technical staff, and Acquisition Services to optimize requisitions, mitigate bottlenecks, and uphold safety and regulatory standards in every package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent level of education and experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in procurement/requisitions for Grade 24.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Technical proficiency with procurement software and inventory management systems.
• Experience with time-critical emergent requisitions and compliance constraints.

Responsibilities

• Package Verification: verify presence, correctness, and completeness of all mandatory documents.
• System Data Entry: input EPS procurement information accurately into requisition systems.
• Acquisition & Supplier Determination: select appropriate level and recommend suppliers.
• Requirements Analysis: review requirements for clarity, completeness, objectivity.
• Submittal Coordination: coordinate end-to-end submission with reviewers for compliance.
• Specialized Procurement Evaluation: determine unique purchasing needs and guidelines.
• Collaborative Stakeholder Advisory: liaise with program managers to finalize procurement-ready files.

Skills

Procurement

Supply Chain

Negotiation

Data Analysis

Independent Work

Teamwork

Procurement Software

Inventory Systems

Regulatory Compliance

Bottleneck Reduction

Open Competition

Submittal Orchestration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM

Equivalent experience

Tools

Inventory management software

Job description

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Requisition Specialist III-Sr Requisition Specialist II

Project Integration & Bus Services NGF SAL FT Professionals

Classification Title:

Requisition Specialist III-Sr Requisition Specialist II

Grade:

24-26 (depending on experience)

Requisition No.:

2799

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

Purpose | Job Summary

A Materials Requisitioner 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.

Role Overview

The Materials Requisitioner works to maintain operational efficiency by coordinating the flow of materials and supplies. This role is critical for preventing shortages or excess inventory, supporting workflow continuity, and contributing to cost-effective operations

Principal and/or Level-Specific Responsibilities

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:

Ability to work independently. Responsible for managing end-to-end complex submittals, advising on unique or high-risk purchasing guidelines, leading remediation efforts for weak scopes of work, and identifying administrative solutions to streamline pipeline bottlenecks.

Role Focus: Autonomous end-to-end management of complex, high-risk submissions and pipeline bottleneck resolution.

Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, and Required Skills (education, knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, certifications)

Grade 24:

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 managing time-critical emergent requisitions.
• Experience navigating unique regulatory constraints (e.g., specialty metals, cybersecurity flow-downs, export control determinations, environmental/HAZMAT considerations).
• Demonstrated track record identifying and clearing pipeline bottlenecks between requesting units, technical authorities, and buyers.
• Competition Advocacy: Advanced ability to evaluate technical scopes to eliminate anti-competitive language and ensure open-market participation.
• End-to-End Submittal Orchestration: Managing parallel cross-functional approvals (Expert Having Jurisdictional Authority, quality assurance, engineering) for complex packages without project delay.
• Negotiation & Influence: Guiding demanding project managers to adjust unrealistic procurement schedules or unsupportable procurement package strategies.

Grade 25:

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:10 years of relevant experience in a similar procurement or requisitions role.

• Demonstrated expertise in procurement and supply chain principles.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Technical expertise with procurement software and inventory management systems.
• Expert in data analysis to make informed procurement decisions.
• Experience managing high-visibility, mission-critical, or high-dollar requisition packages with strict audit scrutiny.
• Formal or informal experience mentoring, onboarding, or training lower-graded requisition personnel.
• Experience bridging communication between technical engineers and Contracting Officers/Acquisition Services.
• Technical Coaching & QA: Ability to conduct pre-submittal quality assurance reviews on packages compiled by Grade 21–23 personnel, identifying systemic errors and coaching staff on remediation.
• Risk Mitigation: Identifying subtle programmatic, compliance, and supply-chain risks (e.g., long lead-time risks, sole-source audit vulnerabilities) before routing to Acquisitions.
• Strategic Acquisition Interface: Serving as an authoritative interpreter of Acquisition Services expectations to eliminate package rejections and rework cycles.

Grade 26:

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:12 years of relevant experience in a similar procurement or requisitions role.

• Demonstrated expertise in procurement and supply chain principles.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Technical expertise with procurement software and inventory management systems.
• Expert in data analysis to make informed procurement decisions.
• Extensive experience leading procurement integration across multiple distinct business or technical divisions.
• Proven track record designing and implementing enterprise-level procurement tools, standard operating procedures (SOPs), intake templates, or review checklists.
• Experience leading corrective action initiatives resulting from internal or external procurement compliance audits.
• Additional Required Skills:
• Governance & Standardization: Ability to author organization-wide requisition policies, intake criteria, and standardized job aids adopted across all grade levels.
• Root-Cause & Systems Analysis: Skill in analyzing pipeline metrics (e.g., package return rates, lead times, rejection causes) to diagnose organizational bottlenecks and lead cross-functional corrective actions with senior leadership.
• Executive Stakeholder Alignment: Managing relationships and resolving strategic conflicts between senior program executives, Acquisition Services leadership, and finance/legal authorities.