Secret-Cleared Procurement & Material Analyst

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared Procurement & Material Analysts in Lexington, Kentucky for approximately six-month onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will support material planning, procurement execution, supplier coordination, expediting, and program-level supply-chain operations.

Required Skills

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.

• Experience supporting procurement, material planning, supply chain, purchasing, or related operations.

• Experience managing material requirements from procurement through delivery and production support.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and data analysis.

• Experience tracking purchase orders, material deliveries, shortages, and procurement status.

• Ability to analyze backlog data and resolve procurement constraints or material issues.

• Strong problem-solving and investigative skills.

• Strong planning, time-management, and multitasking skills.

• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to coordinate effectively with buyers, suppliers, engineering, production, logistics, warehouse, finance, and program teams.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary supply-chain planning point of contact for assigned program areas.

• Identify material requirements from engineering and production schedules.

• Support material procurement from initial requirement through PO placement, delivery, and production use.

• Track critical and urgent procurement requirements.

• Manage material-delivery timelines and expediting status.

• Analyze backlog data and resolve procurement blockages and constraints.

• Coordinate with buyers and suppliers to ensure timely PO placement and delivery.

• Support front-end sourcing and back-end procurement execution.

• Resolve material issues, shortages, discrepancies, and other procurement problems.

• Support invoicing and accounts-payable issue resolution.

• Prepare leadership presentations and program status updates.

• Gather, analyze, and present real-time supply-chain performance metrics.

• Maintain and manage program reports using Excel.

• Support product-team, schedule, configuration-control, kickoff, and program-assessment meetings.

• Build and maintain effective supplier and vendor relationships.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Onsite in Lexington, Kentucky

• 5/40 schedule

Pay

• $34.20 per hour.

Job ID: 23194

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.