SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST 1
Newport News, VAFull-time$54–67K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Supply Chain Specialist 1 performs routine and/or low-dollar-value purchasing tasks for materials, supplies, or services. The role reviews purchase requisitions and places orders with approved suppliers, and may evaluate bids, recommend suppliers, and negotiate price, delivery, quality, and service. It follows awards through order completion, may support major-purchase negotiations by compiling data, and coordinates with Accounting to resolve supplier invoice questions.
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SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST 1
Location:
Newport News, Virginia, United States
Date: Nov 9, 2026
Req ID: 50774
Team: O51 SC PROCUREMENT
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes
Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirements: Yes, 10%-25% of the time
Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start
Salary Range: $54,000.00 to $67,000.00
The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range
Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.
The Role
Performs a variety of routine and/or low dollar value buying/purchasing tasks involving materials, supplies or services. Reviews purchase requisitions, and places orders with approved suppliers. May evaluate bids, select and/or recommend suppliers and negotiate price, delivery, quality and service. Follows up on all awards until completion of order. May assist in negotiations for major purchases by developing or compiling statistical information and gathering other data as required. Coordinates with the Accounting department as required to resolve questions on suppliers' invoices.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree and 0 years of relevant exempt experience.
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications:
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NNS Apprentice School graduate
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Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
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Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
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Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
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High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
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High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
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Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,487 open Supply Chain jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$54–67K/yr
- Virginia median$86–139K/yr122 salary ranges
- US median$95–165K/yr3,146 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $61K, is 48% below the Virginia median midpoint ($117K) — in the lowest quarter of Supply Chain salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 182 open Supply Chain jobs in Virginia and 5,487 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Supply Chain postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,948 postings).
- Education
- 2,280 of the 5,487 open Supply Chain jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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