What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Procurement Specialist position at Rincon Research Corp?
Job Description
Job Description
Why Join Rincon Research Corporation (RRC)?
At Rincon Research Corporation, our primary business is innovating, developing, and fielding digital signal processing (DSP) products and services for the United States Defense and Intelligence Communities in support of national security.
Rincon Research Corporation (RRC), an employee owned company, is seeking a talented, tenacious, results-driven individual to work in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment with similarly motivated electrical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, and analysts who are collectively responsible for creating custom digital signal processing solutions and leveraging them to make an operational mission impact.
Come join the team that is creating cutting edge signal processing and geolocation systems for the future!
What are the primary responsibilities in the Sr. Procurement Specialist position?
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Material Planner will play a key role in the seamless flow of materials and resources for efficient production. This involves procurement responsibilities, strategic sourcing, and supply chain planning to optimize inventory levels and meet production goals. This is a demanding position in a very active environment. The ideal candidate should be able to work independently and / or in teams, have high energy and strong attention to detail.
Duties and Responsibilities include :
- Develops and maintains Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system parameters and inventory systems through key performance metrics. Utilizes data-driven decision making to enable effective material forecasting, including lead times and lot sizes.
- Responsible for assessing material requirements as required by MRP need date and releases orders in the Costpoint MRP system.
- Interacts with cross functional teams to include purchasing, logistics, production control, and manufacturing / test / design engineering. Tracks, confirms, expedites, aligns and negotiates delivery to support need dates.
- Analyzes system data to prepare material requirements including demand, spend plans, and monthly / quarterly financial material forecasts.
- Communicates potential risks at the earliest possible time and recommends mitigating activities to support material need dates.
- Provides timely status and / or expeditious "work around plans" to preserve schedule. Designs and implements plans to minimize supply chain risk.
- Supports analysis of multiple Bills of Material (BOM’s) in the Costpoint MRP system. Releases work orders and tracks material throughout the build process.
- Provides internal production floor support including replacement part management and shop floor material staging.
- Controls the physical disposition of nonconforming material including return to vendor, purged material, etc.
- Controls on-hand material throughout life cycle. Expedites and optimizes material flow through the supply chain to meet requirements.
- Coordinates to determine appropriate time-phased plan for procured parts and executes processes to ensure deliverables meet schedule requirements.
- Assists with inventory concerns to include forecasting, accuracy (cycle counting), vender managed inventory coordination, safety stock levels and minimize carrying costs.
- Assists with kit readiness and coordinates kitting process when required.
- Coordinates with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries to support production schedules.
- Assists with inventory assessments to identify excess or obsolete materials and implement corrective actions.
- Ensures timely and accurate material data collection to enable accurate material forecasting to support on-going repair activity.
What required background will make you successful?
Where is the position located?
This position is located at our Tucson, AZ Headquarters. Candidates will be required to work on-site and / or hybrid work schedules.
What benefits does RRC offer?
Rincon Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.
