Procurement Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Specialist to join our team at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The successful candidate will be responsible for procuring supplies, materials, services, and facilitating funding actions associated with subcontracted efforts.

• Process credit card orders, purchase requisitions, and subcontract funding actions.
• Interact with stakeholders, including executives, suppliers, vendors, program managers, technical staff, and financial managers, to gather necessary information.
• Review Letters of Justification (LOJ), Statements of Work (SOW), vendor quotes, and other documentation to submit requisitions.
• Track requisitions through the system and report status to Department staff, as well as interface with Laboratory purchasing staff to expedite requests.
• Partner with the Lab's central Procurement Group to provide regular training to FPS's technical staff on updates to the Lab's policies and best practices.
• Document purchase records, perform receiving function on orders, and reconcile credit card invoices on monthly statements.
• Support special projects relating to procurement, business operations, and financial administration as necessary.
• Serve as backup for FPS Wireless Coordinator.

• Possess a High School Diploma and 5+ years of work experience.
• Be highly detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills.
• Effectively work in a fast-paced/high volume environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work on multiple tasks with varying complexity independently with little supervision.
• Have the ability to prioritize tasks, adjust quickly to changing priorities, and accommodate time-critical tasking.
• Consistently demonstrate independent judgment, interacting and communicating effectively with external vendors, technical staff, internal APL enterprise services, and line leadership.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, and an outstanding work ethic.
• Be flexible and able to anticipate administrative needs.
• Be proficient in the MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Be able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.

• Possess a BS Degree in a business-related field.
• Be knowledgeable and experienced with APL business systems and processes.