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Supply Chain Specialist

Hanwha Defense USA Inc
Posted a day ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Opelika, AL, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position supports supply chain, inventory, and logistics operations within a 50,000 sq. ft. facility focused on combat vehicle maintenance and prototyping.
  • Candidates are required to have a technical degree or equivalent experience, along with experience in supply chain or logistics operations in a relevant environment.
  • Responsibilities include managing material flow, ensuring timely availability of critical materials, and maintaining accurate inventory documentation.
  • The salary range for this position is not explicitly stated, but it reflects a good faith estimate based on skills and experience, with additional potential for bonuses and benefits.
  • Hanwha Defense USA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equitable compensation practices and considering all qualified applicants.

Position Summary

Supports supply chain, inventory, and logistics operations within a 50,000 sq. ft. industrial facility specializing in combat vehicle maintenance, modification, and prototyping. Responsible for managing material flow, receiving, inventory control, kit staging, and distribution of repair parts, prototype components, and government‑furnished equipment. Works closely with technicians, engineers, program management, and facility leadership to ensure timely availability of critical materials that enable maintenance, subsystem integration, and engineering development builds. Manages shipment of replacement and spare parts to FSR teams at testing and forward sites as required. Ensures accountability, accurate documentation, and compliance with government regulations, contractual requirements, and internal procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage receiving, inspection, and processing of incoming materials including repair parts, modification kits, prototype components, and government-furnished equipment.
  • Maintainaccurateinventory of all materials using established tracking systems, ensuring proper documentation, labeling, and storagein accordance withprogram requirements.
  • Coordinate issuance, staging, and movement of parts and kits to support vehicle repair, modification, prototyping, and subsystem integration tasks.
  • Collaborate with technicians, engineers, and supervisors to forecast material needs and ensure required components are available to meet project timelines and technical milestones.
  • Monitor and reconcile inventory discrepancies, investigate root causes, and implement corrective actions tomaintainhigh levelsof accuracy and accountability.
  • Manage shipping operations including packaging, documentation, and transportation of components, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
  • Supportlogisticsplanning for prototype builds, engineering change packages, andlarge‑scalemodification efforts, ensuring material readiness aligns with development schedules.
  • Oversee proper storage, handling, and environmental controls for sensitive materials, hazardous items, and specialized subsystems.
  • Coordinate with procurement and suppliers as needed to resolve shortages, delivery issues, and technical questions related to material compatibility or configuration.
  • EnforceOSHA‑compliantsafety practices during material handling operations and support continuous improvement initiatives related tologisticsworkflow, storage optimization, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

  • Technical degree,logisticscertification, or equivalent military/industrial training in supply chain,logistics, or inventory management.
  • Experience supporting supply chain orlogisticsoperations in a manufacturing, maintenance, military, or industrial environment.
  • Strong understanding of inventory management systems, material accountability processes, and documentation requirements.
  • Ability to read technical manuals, part lists, engineering change documentation, and kit installation instructions.
  • Hands‑onexperience with material handling equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, and lifting devices, with a demonstrated commitment to safe operation.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and program personnel in afast‑paced,requirements‑drivenenvironment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supportinglogisticsoperations for combat vehicles, military programs, or defense manufacturing environments.
  • Understanding of DoD supply chain practices, controlled item management, andgovernment‑furnishedequipment accountability.
  • Experience supporting prototype development, engineering builds, orconfiguration‑controlledmaterial staging.
  • Advanced ability to manage competing priorities, support program schedules, and implement process improvements withinlogisticsoperations.

Physical Requirements

Ability to lift 50 lbs., stand for extended periods, and perform physically demanding material-handling tasks.

Comfortable working around heavy vehicles, prototype hardware, machine tools, and industrial equipment while using proper PPE.


Hanwha Defense USA is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation practices. The salary range listed for this position represents a good faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills/experience, education and certifications, market conditions, geographic location and internal pay equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation as part of Hanwha Defense USA's total rewards package.

Hanwha Defense USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.




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