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Material Requirements Planning Specialist

United States, Lexington · Job Posted May 11, 2026
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At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage. Aquila Technology is looking for a highly skilled Logistics/Operations Specialist to support one of the nation’s leading defense research organizations. We are looking for a hardworking, fast-paced go-getter to join our group as a logistics/operations specialist. The individual will be quick, organized and be able to work in a dynamic environment. This role combines various logistical tasks, while simultaneously assisting the groups Business Manager with various administrative tasks. The selected candidate will be full-time, and not averse to longer hours/later days when warranted.

Job Responsibility

  • Maintain and update group and individual programmatic Wiki pages on a weekly basis
  • Maintain Software versions of all group technical systems
  • Maintain all group / group employee property via the in-house property tracking system
  • Handle all outgoing shipments of group property and ship orders via SAP
  • Assist group administrative assistants in purchasing, Purchase order extensions and adjustments
  • Assist the group business manager with various administrative tasks
  • Validate and refresh Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) letters
  • Take ownership of uptime and system reliability across organization and field environments
  • Work proactively with technical staff to obtain information and track hardware
  • Logistical maintenance of organizations developed radios, hardware, and apertures to include SW version, HW revision, property number tracking and location of items

Requirements

  • Degree Level: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Skilled multi-tasker
  • Strong Verbal and Written Communication
  • 2 years – Administrative support experience
  • 2 years – Ability to work with internal teams (developers, administrators, IT security and data personnel)
  • 2 years – Business operations experience
  • 2 years – Materials Management
  • 2 years – Familiarity with SharePoint, Wiki, SAP and property management systems

Nice to have

  • Tracks and Allocates Logistics Materials
  • SAP ERP Purchasing System experience
  • Create and maintain the content on web pages and wikis

What we offer

  • PTO – 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays – 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) – 4 floating holidays
  • 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
  • 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
  • Tuition & Training Reimbursement – 5K annually
  • 401K with Fidelity
  • Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly
  • Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) – reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three (3) years

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