Junior Procurement Specialist with Security Clearance

Description The Junior Procurement Specialist supports the Lead Procurement Specialist / Procurement Manager with day-to-day procurement, logistics, and materials coordination activities. This role helps ensure critical manufacturing materials, components, and supplies are researched, ordered, received, tracked, and organized in support of operational and production requirements. The ideal candidate has experience in procurement, logistics, supply chain, inventory control, or materials coordination and is comfortable using procurement or logistics systems to track orders, receive materials, organize records, and communicate with vendors. This position is a strong fit for a detail-oriented professional who can manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate documentation, and work effectively in a collaborative team environment. Key Responsibilities * Support sourcing, ordering, shipping, receiving, and tracking of materials, parts, and other procurement items.
* Research products, suppliers, and vendors to identify best-fit options based on cost, availability, quality, lead time, and operational requirements.
* Communicate with vendors, suppliers, shipping contacts, and internal teams to obtain quotes, confirm availability, track orders, and resolve routine issues.
* Maintain and organize procurement records, purchase requests, purchase orders, shipping documentation, receiving logs, and related materials records.
* Use procurement, logistics, inventory, or manufacturing systems to update records, track materials, and support order visibility.
* Monitor order status, delivery timelines, backorders, and shipping concerns, and elevate issues as needed.
* Support receiving activities by verifying delivered items against purchase orders, packing slips, and internal records.
* Coordinate with procurement, logistics, manufacturing, operations, and management teams to help ensure material requirements are understood and fulfilled.
* Help identify alternate products or suppliers when items are unavailable, delayed, discontinued, or cost-prohibitive.
* Provide additional procurement, logistics, and administrative support as assigned.