Supply Chain Specialist

Socket.dev; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Defense USA is seeking a materials and logistics specialist for a 50,000 sq ft facility focused on combat vehicle maintenance, modification, and prototyping. You will manage receiving, inventory control, kit staging, and distribution of repair parts and government‑furnished equipment, coordinating with technicians and engineers to ensure materials are available for timelines.

You will also handle shipping, documentation, and environmental controls, ensuring compliance with DoD and

Qualifications

• Technical degree or logistics certification or equivalent training.
• Experience in manufacturing, military, or industrial logistics.
• Strong understanding of inventory systems and documentation processes.
• Ability to read technical manuals, part lists, and change documentation.
• Hands-on with forklifts, pallet jacks, lifting devices; committed to safe operation.
• Proven ability to collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and program personnel in a fast-paced, requirements-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, and process incoming materials including repair parts and government-furnished equipment.
• Maintain accurate inventory using tracking systems with proper labeling and storage per program requirements.
• Coordinate issuance, staging, and movement of parts to support repairs and prototyping.
• Forecast material needs with technicians and engineers to meet timelines and milestones.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Manage shipping operations including packaging, documentation, and transportation per safety and regulatory standards.
• Support logistics planning for prototype builds and engineering changes.
• Ensure proper storage, handling, and environmental controls for sensitive materials.
• Coordinate with procurement to resolve shortages and answer material questions.
• Enforce OSHA safety practices during material handling and drive process improvements.

Skills

Technical degree

Logistics certification

Inventory management

Forklift operation

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Technical degree in logistics or related field

Job description

Position Summary

Supports supply chain, inventory, and logistics operations within a 50,000 sq. ft. industrial facility specializing in combat vehicle maintenance, modification, and prototyping. Responsible for managing material flow, receiving, inventory control, kit staging, and distribution of repair parts, prototype components, and government‑furnished equipment. Works closely with technicians, engineers, program management, and facility leadership to ensure timely availability of critical materials that enable maintenance, subsystem integration, and engineering development builds. Manages shipment of replacement and spare parts to FSR teams at testing and forward sites as required. Ensures accountability, accurate documentation, and compliance with government regulations, contractual requirements, and internal procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage receiving, inspection, and processing of incoming materials including repair parts, modification kits, prototype components, and government-furnished equipment.
• Maintainaccurateinventory of all materials using established tracking systems, ensuring proper documentation, labeling, and storagein accordance withprogram requirements.
• Coordinate issuance, staging, and movement of parts and kits to support vehicle repair, modification, prototyping, and subsystem integration tasks.
• Collaborate with technicians, engineers, and supervisors to forecast material needs and ensure required components are available to meet project timelines and technical milestones.
• Monitor and reconcile inventory discrepancies, investigate root causes, and implement corrective actions tomaintainhigh levelsof accuracy and accountability.
• Manage shipping operations including packaging, documentation, and transportation of components, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Supportlogisticsplanning for prototype builds, engineering change packages, andlarge‑scalemodification efforts, ensuring material readiness aligns with development schedules.
• Oversee proper storage, handling, and environmental controls for sensitive materials, hazardous items, and specialized subsystems.
• Coordinate with procurement and suppliers as needed to resolve shortages, delivery issues, and technical questions related to material compatibility or configuration.
• EnforceOSHA‑compliantsafety practices during material handling operations and support continuous improvement initiatives related tologisticsworkflow, storage optimization, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• Technical degree,logisticscertification, or equivalent military/industrial training in supply chain,logistics, or inventory management.
• Experience supporting supply chain orlogisticsoperations in a manufacturing, maintenance, military, or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory management systems, material accountability processes, and documentation requirements.
• Ability to read technical manuals, part lists, engineering change documentation, and kit installation instructions.
• Hands‑onexperience with material handling equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, and lifting devices, with a demonstrated commitment to safe operation.
• Proven ability to collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and program personnel in a fast‑paced,requirements‑drivenenvironment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supportinglogisticsoperations for combat vehicles, military programs, or defense manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of DoD supply chain practices, controlled item management, andgovernment‑furnishedequipment accountability.
• Experience supporting prototype development, engineering builds, orconfiguration‑controlledmaterial staging.
• Advanced ability to manage competing priorities, support program schedules, and implement process improvements withinlogisticsoperations.

Physical Requirements

Ability to lift 50 lbs., stand for extended periods, and perform physically demanding material-handling tasks.

Comfortable working around heavy vehicles, prototype hardware, machine tools, and industrial equipment while using proper PPE.

Hanwha Defense USA is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation practices. The salary range listed for this position represents a good faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills/experience, education and certifications, market conditions, geographic location and internal pay equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation as part of Hanwha Defense USA's total rewards package.

Hanwha Defense USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.