Purchasing Jobs in Norfolk, VA

Overview

The M.C. Dean, Inc. Maritime Division works at shipyards around the world from our regional offices in Chesapeake, VA. Become a key member of our Alteration Installation Teams, supporting C4ISR system installations on ships and submarines. Join the top team on the waterfront, working for unrivaled compensation and benefits.

Abilities :

Assist with a variety of routine and / or low to high dollar value buying / purchasing tasks involving materials, suppliers, or services.

Assisting with obtaining quotes from vendors

Reviews purchase requisitions, and places orders with approved suppliers and follows up on all orders to ensure timely delivery.

Uses websites to research and determine parts and material information

General understanding of logistics and purchasing

Inspecting and receiving materials and equipment

Assist in preparing materials for shipment and storage

Tracking material orders and shipments

Advance use of computerized inventory system

Complying with requirements to handle hazardous materials

Utilizing MS Word and MS Excel to document material inventory for projects.

Assisting with invoices to make sure they correspond with the appropriate purchases, transfers, and rental transactions.

Assist with maintaining official vendor pricing records from year to year to track pricing fluctuations.

Experience : 2 Years of material tracking and logistics knowledge

Minimum Education : High School Diploma or GED

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; eligibility for a DoD clearance is required. You must pass a background investigation. You must have a valid driver's license.

Abilities :

• Lifts at least 100 pounds at one time and 60 pounds for an extended period of time.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.