As a Procurement Support Specialist II, you will provide critical procurement and administrative support to the Advanced Power Systems technology development team. You will work closely with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, program leaders, and supply chain professionals to ensure procurement execution and tracking activities are completed efficiently and accurately.

You will play a key role in managing and expediting critical project procurement and supporting capital project execution. This role focuses on procurement operations like SAP, vendor relations, and order tracking in a fast-paced R&D environment.

You will report directly to an Advanced Power Systems Technical Manager and work in a hybrid environment based in Phoenix, AZ. Note: the new hires must expect to work 100% onsite for the first 90 days.

In this role, your contributions will directly impact prototype development through short procurement cycle times enabling successful delivery of high-performance aerospace systems.

Key Responsibilities

Lead procurement activities in support of an engineering team executing both Government funded and internally funded engineering development programs
Manage and prioritize a continuously changing queue of procurement requests, ensuring alignment with program schedules and milestones
Coordinate RFQs, purchase requests, supplier communications, and procurement execution to drive on-time material and component availability
Track and manage procurement issues through SAP and Microsoft tools (Excel)
Execute procurement activities via purchase orders requests and corporate credit card purchases
Support capital project execution including budget creation, approvals, procurement, asset tracking, and project closure
Work closely with government compliance and Government Asset Management (GAM) teams to ensure adherence to regulatory and contractual requirements
Support onboarding and training of team members on procurement processes, capital systems, compliance requirements, and tools
Collaborate across engineering, program management, supply chain, and global teams to drive process improvements and operational efficiency

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