Supply/Purchasing Assistant II-Chesapeake, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc.

Chesapeake (VA)

On-site

USD 46,838 - 57,859

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc is hiring for a Maritime Division purchasing support role in Chesapeake, VA. The position involves assisting with routine and complex purchasing tasks, obtaining vendor quotes, reviewing requisitions, and ensuring timely delivery of materials and equipment.

The incumbent will track orders, research parts, and document inventory for projects. Applicants should have 2+ years in material tracking and logistics or 8+ years with a high school diploma/GED.

Qualifications

2+ years of material tracking and logistics knowledge or 8+ years with a high school diploma/GED

Responsibilities

Assist with routine and high-dollar value purchasing tasks involving materials, suppliers, or services
Obtain quotes from vendors and review requisitions
Place orders with approved suppliers and track delivery
Research parts and materials using vendor sites
Maintain and document material inventory for projects

Skills

Purchasing tasks

Vendor quotes

Inventory tracking

MS Word

MS Excel

Logistics understanding

Receiving materials

Shipment prep

Order tracking

Pricing records

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Inventory software

Job description

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

About M.C. Dean

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

The M.C. Dean, Inc. Maritime Division works at shipyards around the world from our regional offices in Chesapeake, VA. Become a key member of our Alteration Installation Teams, supporting C4ISR system installations on ships and submarines. Join the top team on the waterfront, working for unrivaled compensation and benefits.

Abilities:

Assist with a variety of routine and/or low to high dollar value buying/purchasing tasks involving materials, suppliers, or services.
Assisting with obtaining quotes from vendors
Reviews purchase requisitions, and places orders with approved suppliers and follows up on all orders to ensure timely delivery.
Uses websites to research and determine parts and material information
General understanding of logistics and purchasing
Inspecting and receiving materials and equipment
Assist in preparing materials for shipment and storage
Tracking material orders and shipments
Advance use of computerized inventory system
Complying with requirements to handle hazardous materials
Utilizing MS Word and MS Excel to document material inventory for projects.
Assisting with invoices to make sure they correspond with the appropriate purchases, transfers, and rental transactions.
Assist with maintaining official vendor pricing records from year to year to track pricing fluctuations.

Qualifications

Experience: 2 Years of material tracking and logistics knowledge with a bachelor's degree or 8+ with a high school diploma / GED

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.