Sr Principal Continuous Improvement Specialist

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750 professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today. In this environment, the best ideas need to be voiced and every opinion matters. As such, MSTS places great value on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is committed to a diverse and equitable workforce, with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, and perspectives.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.
  
  

Responsibilities

The Procurement Program Manager (Sr Principal Continuous Improvement Specialist) will help support the Director of Supply Chain on all projects pertaining to strategy and new initiatives that involves critical thinking and technical challenging areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and projects at the enterprise and directorate levels.
• Consolidate portfolio management/procurement forecast input from internal customers and analyze needs/trends to support strategic sourcing and analyze to ensure staffing levels are adequate to support work volume.
• Lead collaborative team discussions on open improvement and corrective actions and presents status to Supply Chain management and other key stakeholders.
• Effectively uses communication skills in executing responsibilities.
• Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on financial, business, or process-related topics.
• Provide mechanisms to capture baseline data and data after improvements are made.
• Perform critical thinking and problem solving - evaluating alternatives and identifies solutions using systematic, multi-step approaches. Develops innovative solutions that improve project performance and uses cost-benefit analyses in decision-making.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.
  
  

Qualifications

Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, and at least 12 years of professional level experience, or equivalent training and experience.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement and supply chain principles and practices and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• In-depth knowledge of business management principles involved in strategic planning, risk-based planning, leadership, and managing resources.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, effective decision-making skills, and risk management.
• Able to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, and initiative to evaluate alternative methods of solving problems, problem resolution, and to ensure that requirements are completed efficiently, on time, and are cost-effective.
• Able to develop, plan, and implement short- and long- range goals.
• Able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities of the assigned organization.
• Able to communicate with all types of people in a tactful, professional, influencing, motivating, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
• Able to understand and remember complex data, policies, procedures, laws, regulations, terminology, schedules, personnel, and other details.
• Candidates can be remote or located in the North Las Vegas area.
• Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday or 5/8s Monday through Friday (subject to change).
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  
  

Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification credential under the Department of Energy Order 206.2, ‘ Identity, Credential, and Access Management ,’ and Supplemental Directive NNSA SD 206.2, ‘ Implementation of Personal Identity Verification for Uncleared Contractors .’

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $117,426.40 to $182,010.00.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.