Principal Material Planning & Control Specialist (DAF Construction)

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.   

• 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.

The Principal Material Planning & Control Specialist will report directly to the DAF Construction Manager to support multiple, ongoing projects with purchasing and oversee the DAF Material Staging and Support Yard Team.  This includes expediting those material orders to ensure project milestones are not delayed. The reporting location will be Area 6 DAF Construction Yard. 

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and provide leadership to bargaining and non-bargaining personnel.

• Ensure work packages are in place for operations, and all work tasks are carried out in accordance with the work package.

• Provide company requisitioning support for complex projects which includes the management of materials and establishing adequate lead time according to job or project priorities and material availability.

• Responsible for submitting Quality Grade material purchases, monitoring inventory, and assuring the job or project material needs are being met.
• Expedite the flow of materials from requisition through delivery to the job or project.

• Manage Quality Grade and General Services storerooms for projects.

• Perform Subcontract administration.
• Provide technical guidance on material administration and accountability.

• Compile and maintain records and provide status reports on the materials requisitioned for job projects.

• Provides staff leadership for material or property disposal activities.

• Provide input into the Teamster CEEP process.

• Establish metrics and goals.

• Implement company policies and establish department procedures for implementing management directives and meeting contract requirements.

• Responsible for meeting the assigned budget while balancing personnel and resource needs to meet project deliverables.

• Creates an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues.

• Represent the department at meetings regarding operations.

• Advise matrixed manager and represent the assigned department at meetings regarding operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in field or equivalent training and 8 years relevant experience in purchasing material control and planning.

• Able to develop department objectives and formulate strategies for improving operations/processes.

• Able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities in the most efficient manner and meet required deadlines.

• Possess high level interpersonal communication skills of an influencing and motivating nature to interface effectively with all levels of management, Matrix organization personnel, and other supply chain departments.

• Possess the ability to understand complex data, terminology, procedures, laws, and regulations related to department operations.

• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, and initiative to evaluate alternative methods of solving problems, achieve problem resolution, and ensure that requirements are met efficiently and on time.

• Possess excellent organization skills.

• Experience with material accountability and control processes.
• Experience with acknowledging, preparing and fulfilling purchase requisition.
• Experience and proficiency with material management