Supply Chain/Vendor Management

Parsons; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks an experienced Supply Chain/Vendor Management professional to support a major program and construction management team delivering a large, complex industrial infrastructure project.

The selected candidate will coordinate supplier planning, vendor performance, material tracking, expediting, logistics, and delivery activities, working with program leadership and multiple stakeholders to ensure compliance with technical, quality, cost, schedule, and documentation requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree and at least eight years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, contract administration, engineering, construction management, logistics, or a related field.
• Experience managing suppliers, long‑lead equipment, material del
• Strong understanding of procurement, contract administration, and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain supply-chain and vendor-management plans, procedures, registers, reporting requirements, and escalation protocols.
• Coordinate supplier activities from award through submittals, fabrication, inspection, testing, shipment, delivery, installation support, commissioning, and closeout.
• Maintain visibility of critical procurement packages, long-lead equipment, materials, required-on-site dates, vendor milestones, and outstanding actions.
• Conduct or support vendor kickoff meetings to confirm scope, schedule, technical requirements, quality expectations, reporting, documentation, and acceptance criteria.
• Review vendor schedules and status reports and verify progress using submittals, fabrication records, inspection results, photographs, shipping information, and other objective evidence.

Skills

Vendor management

Supply chain planning

Expediting

Logistics coordination

Project coordination

Education

Master's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking an experienced Supply Chain/Vendor Management professional to support a major program and construction management team delivering a large, complex industrial infrastructure project.

The selected candidate will coordinate supplier planning, vendor performance, material tracking, expediting, logistics, and delivery activities. This position will work with program leadership, engineering, procurement, construction management, project controls, quality, commissioning, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure that equipment and materials satisfy technical, quality, cost, schedule, and documentation requirements.

This position is based near Little Rock, Arkansas and is part of a 4-5 year contract. During the first year, remote work is permitted. After the first year, the selected candidate will be required to either reside within commuting distance of Little Rock, AR or be willing to relocate to the area.

Periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, and on-site personnel may be required.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and maintain supply-chain and vendor-management plans, procedures, registers, reporting requirements, and escalation protocols.
• Coordinate supplier activities from award through submittals, fabrication, inspection, testing, shipment, delivery, installation support, commissioning, and closeout.
• Maintain visibility of critical procurement packages, long-lead equipment, materials, required-on-site dates, vendor milestones, and outstanding actions.
• Conduct or support vendor kickoff meetings to confirm scope, schedule, technical requirements, quality expectations, reporting, documentation, and acceptance criteria.
• Review vendor schedules and status reports and verify progress using submittals, fabrication records, inspection results, photographs, shipping information, and other objective evidence.
• Identify supplier-capacity constraints, material shortages, technical issues, quality concerns, logistics disruptions, and potential delivery delays.
• Coordinate vendor corrective actions and recovery plans and escape unresolved issues that could affect construction or commissioning milestones.
• Track vendor drawings, calculations, data sheets, procedures, certifications, manuals, test reports, warranties, and other required deliverables.
• Coordinate technical questions, substitutions, deviations, and vendor-document reviews with engineering, procurement, quality, construction, and commissioning personnel.
• Support supplier surveillance, quality audits, source inspections, factory-acceptance testing, nonconformance resolution, corrective actions, and release for shipment.
• Coordinate packaging, preservation, transportation, delivery, unloading, receipt inspection, storage, inventory control, and material traceability.
• Support the resolution of damaged shipments, shortages, incorrect deliveries, missing documentation, rejected materials, and replacement requirements.
• Coordinate vendor field-service representatives, startup specialists, training personnel, special tools, spare parts, software, and licenses required for installation and turnover.
• Maintain vendor-performance records and scorecards covering safety, quality, cost, schedule, responsiveness, documentation, and delivery.
• Coordinate supply-chain risks and mitigation actions with the Risk Manager, Scheduler, Cost Engineer/Estimator, and Package/Area Manager.
• Provide accurate vendor and material status for schedules, forecasts, progress reports, dashboards, Client briefings, and management decisions.
• Support invoice, change, claim, warranty, and package-closeout reviews by maintaining complete and auditable supplier records.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Work remotely during the first year, with the expectation of residing within commuting distance of Little Rock, Arkansas, or relocating to the area thereafter.
• Support periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, and on-site personnel.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

Master's degree and at least eight years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, contract administration, engineering, construction management, logistics, or a related field.

Experience managing suppliers, long‑lead equipment, material del