Materials Control Specialist

• Receive, inspect for documentation completeness, label, store, and issue raw materials, parts, work-in-process, and finished goods.

• Maintain accurate inventory records in ERP/MRP systems, including receipts, issues, transfers, returns, adjustments, and cycle counts.
• Preserve required lot, batch, heat, serial-number, shelf-life, and certification traceability.
• Monitor material requirements and production schedules; identify shortages, excess, aging, or obsolete inventory and coordinate resolution with purchasing and production control.
• Verify correct part numbers, revisions, quantities, and material status before issuing materials to production.
• Control storage, handling, packaging, shelf-life, and preservation requirements to prevent damage, deterioration, contamination, or unauthorized use.
• Segregate and document nonconforming, damaged, expired, or unverified materials and coordinate disposition with Quality Assurance and Engineering.
• Source and procure materials, components, services, and outside processing required to support Navy manufacturing programs.
• Issue and administer purchase orders in accordance with approved supplier lists, contract requirements, quality requirements, and company procedures.
• Ensure purchase orders include correct part numbers, revisions, quantities, delivery requirements, certifications, traceability, inspection, packaging, and flow-down requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery status, shortages, and lead times and expedite critical orders to support production schedules.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Materials Control, and Production Control to resolve supplier discrepancies, nonconforming materials, and schedule risks.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier documentation, purchase order status, and material receipt information within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support supplier evaluations, corrective actions, audits, physical inventories, approved supplier list maintenance, and continuous-improvement efforts.
• Identify cost, lead-time, quality, and supply-chain risks and recommend alternate sources or mitigation actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in materials control, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, logistics management, procurement, or supply-chain operations.

• Experience with ERP/MRP or inventory-management systems.
• Working knowledge of inventory transactions, material traceability, receiving documentation, work orders, and bills of material.
• Strong attention to detail, recordkeeping, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a production-driven environment.

• Experience in aerospace, defense, shipbuilding, Navy, DoD, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

• Familiarity with AS9100 quality-management systems, shelf-life controls, material certifications, and configuration management.
• Experience supporting supplier evaluations, corrective actions, audits, and approved supplier list maintenance.
• Knowledge of procurement, purchasing, supplier management, material planning, and supply-chain risk mitigation.
• Forklift or material-handling-equipment certification, as required.

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Active security clearance required. Requirements to obtain and maintain a clearance include U.S. Citizenship, security investigation, and other applicable government requirements.