Material Control Specialist

Job Title: Material Control Spec IV

Location: 22635 Davis Dr, Suite 160, Sterling, VA, 20164

Duration: 6 months Contract

Job Description:

This role will serve as a Materials Planner responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring material requirements to support engineering development, prototyping, production, and integration activities.

The position is responsible for ensuring material availability, coordinating procurement requirements, identifying shortages and schedule risks, and managing material movement from receipt through production, and shipment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop raw material schedule requirements based on contract requirements, Bills of Material (BOMs), technical specifications, and production schedules

• Review Material Requirements Planning (MRP) messages and develop procurement and fabrication recommendations based on material availability, lead times, and production priorities

• Analyze supplier quotations, pricing, availability and lead times to support procurement recommendations

• Prepare and enter purchase requisitions in MRP system for processing by Buyers

• Execute purchase-card (P-Card) procurements in accordance with company policies

• Coordinate material requirements for work in process (WIP), including material availability, allocation, and staging to support production schedules

• Monitor supplier delivery commitments, maintain accurate material status information, and communicate potential shortages or schedule impacts

• Expedite material deliveries and coordinate resolution of supplier delays to support production commitments

• Coordinate disposition and processing of non-conforming (NC) materials, vendor returns, and replacement material requirements with Quality and Procurement

• Plan and manage material movement though receiving, warehouse, production, and shipping

• Maintain material planning accuracy by coordinating engineering changes, BOM revisions, and configuration requirements with Engineering and Production

• Identify material shortages, excess inventory, obsolete material, and other conditions affecting production efficiency and cost

• Support inventory accuracy, material traceability, and quality and configuration management requirements

• Provide material status, shortage reports, and procurement updates to management

The candidate must possess working understanding of quality management, configuration management, and material traceability requirements within a hardware production environment operating under ISO/AS9100 quality management practices

The candidate must effectively interface with internal stakeholders including Engineering, Production, Program Management, Procurement, Quality, Warehouse personnel and senior leadership, as well as external suppliers

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree w 2 years relevant experience, or 5 years related experience in a hardware production or material planning environment in lieu of a degree

• Experience supporting material planning, procurement coordination, inventory control, or production material management

• Ability to balance competing priorities, proactively resolve material issues, and communicate risks affecting production schedules

• Demonstrated attention to detail, data accuracy, analytical skills, and follow-through

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Foundational understanding of quality assurance, configuration management, material traceability principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MRP systems, preferably Costpoint

• Comprehensive understanding of requirements planning, inventory management, procurement lead times, and production scheduling

• Experience supporting low-volume, high-mix manufacturing

• Familiarity with engineering BOMs, drawing revisions, and engineering change procesto pull inventory from shelves