Procurement and Expediting Manager - Lake City Microgrid and CHPLC-ERP-13 | Lake City Microgrid and CHP | Awarded project recruiting
WORK LOCATION: Hybrid planning possible; regular Independence site presence and travel as project needs require
REQUISITION: LC-ERP-13
DUTY LOCATION: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Missouri
REPORTS TO: ERP Project Manager
EMPLOYMENT: ERP full-time, project-based position
CSS CAM LCAT: 442 - Senior Business Manager (provisional classification)
PLANNED OPENINGS: 1
REQUIREMENT BASIS: Project execution and staffing plan; qualifications verified against assigned work
Position SummaryOwn ERP procurement register, buyout dates, vendor document milestones, manufacturing surveillance, FAT dates, shipment and receipt. Integrate RICHARD purchase orders and OEM risks into forecast and baseline schedule.
What You Will Do- Build the long-lead register for turbines, HRSGs, switchgear/MSEs, SEL, MGCS, fuel and security equipment.
- Verify submittal approvals, quotations, supplier commitments, manufacturing dates, factory tests, logistics and storage plans.
- Coordinate RICHARD buyout, supplier expediting, alternate evaluation, and ERP procurement approval limits.
- Escalate late vendor drawings or fabrication slippage with documented critical-path impact.
- Reconcile receipts, inspections, invoices, warranties and spares with the equipment-in-place register.
Minimum Qualifications- Eight years industrial equipment procurement, expediting and commercial bid evaluation, including long-lead generation or power-distribution packages.
- Industrial EPC equipment procurement and commercial bid-tab experience.
- Ability to validate a supplier milestone independently and maintain an auditable procurement file.
- Ability to meet the applicable installation access, safety, information-handling, and assignment requirements.
Preferred Qualifications- Power-generation OEM and MV switchgear procurement.
- Import or heavy-haul logistics and factory surveillance.
- Relevant military, Tribal, apprenticeship, or nontraditional experience that demonstrates equivalent capability where the role permits it.
What Success Looks LikeAn accurate long-lead register with committed dates and actionable mitigation for slippage.
Field, Travel and Employment Conditions- Work at an operating industrial installation may involve outdoor weather, uneven ground, stairs or ladders, construction noise, PPE, and coordination around ongoing plant operations. The actual essential functions will be reviewed for the assigned role.
- Project needs may include scheduled outages, factory testing, startup travel, or occasional weekend and alternate-shift work, subject to employer policies and approved site plans.
- Final assignment follows approved work packages, qualifications, installation access, and project authorization. Personnel who handle FCI/CUI must use only approved systems and procedures.
- ERP will provide the approved compensation range, benefits, and any travel terms through its normal hiring process. The internal CSS compensation category is not a promise of a particular rate.
Application Materials- Resume with month/year dates, employers, responsibilities, and relevant project types.
- Current licenses, training, trade qualifications, or certifications needed for the assigned work, with expiration dates if applicable.
- A concise example of comparable work, availability to work in Independence, and earliest possible start after NTP. References may be requested later.
