Supply Chain Specialist

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers seeks a seasoned procurement professional in San Diego to lead supply chain optimization, manage supplier networks, and ensure strict compliance with FAR/DFAR regulations.

The role drives cost-effective flow of materials, develops performance metrics, collaborates with engineering and manufacturing to meet project goals, and supports sensitive DoD operations requiring TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in progressive procurement or sourcing in supply chain operations.
• Experience with DoD contracting and FAR/DFAR regulations.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI clearance within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for ordering, tracking, receiving, storing, inventory management, and issuance of materials for the project
• Identify supplier network and maintain relationships with suppliers
• Partner with operations to optimize supplier network utilization and support project goals
• Implement supply chain strategies for cost-effective flow of materials to site and installation
• Drive continuous supplier process and performance improvement in procurement, inventory control, and manufacturing strategies
• Monitor supplier performance for quality and delivery; qualify new suppliers with other departments
• Develop performance metrics to drive initiatives and meet schedule goals
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFAR regulations
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to drive best practices and continuous improvements
• Lead solutions to internal processes and optimize order-to-delivery
• Coordinate delivery through customs and to the military customer; manage high-value tools onsite

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain management

Supplier relationship management

Cost reduction

FAR/DFAR knowledge

TS/SCI clearance

Job description

• Be responsible for ordering, tracking, receiving, storing, inventory management, and issuance of materials for the project
• Responsible to identify a supplier network and maintain a relationship with the suppliers
• Partner with operations team to optimize supplier network utilization and ensure customer satisfaction in support of the project goals and strategic plan
• Implements supply chain strategies to facilitate the cost-effective flow of materials and products from suppliers to the project site and ultimately through installation
• Position will have functional responsibility for a purchasing / material planning organization
• Drive continuous supplier process and performance improvement related to procurement, inventory control, capacity planning and manufacturing strategies
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
• Develops performance metrics both organizational and supply based that drive initiatives to ensure goals are met on schedule.
• Responsible for compliance to all FAR/DFARs regulations.
• Works cross-functionally to forge collaborative relationships across all functions to drive best practices
• Proactively seeks solutions to internal processes and leads change that drives continuous improvement to ensure an efficient and effective order to delivery process
• Ability to reduce cost and improve efficiency
• Supports business objectives with supplier risk assessments and development of mitigation activities in conjunction with engineering and manufacturing
• Process data, identifying problematic areas and drive and execute improvements
• Design and implements necessary supply chain optimization projects
• Responsible for coordinating delivery through customs and the military customer
• Responsible for the control and issue/delivery of high value tools onsite

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a progressive procurement/sourcing environment or related experience in Supply Chain operations
• Experience with procurement efforts in a Department of Defense (DOD) contracting environment.
• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR regulations and the nature of flow down requirements
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI clearance within one year of start of employment required. Active TS/SCI clearance preferred. (This involves a background/character, criminal history, employment, and credit check.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with material planning and warehouse operations