**Job Overview:** The Associate Materials Specialist utilizes existing Material Management procedures to solve routine or standard problems. They receive instruction, guidance, and direction from others within the team, and they will leverage their conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures related to Material Management and Supply Chain. **Key Tasks and Responsibilities:** + Assist in material management activities, including receiving, locating, picking, issuing, packing, and forecasting, to ensure timely delivery to Construction/ Fabrication + Ensure effective communication among cross-functional Teams + Support with the development and accurate record maintenance + Accurate data entry into the Material Management System (Smart Materials) + Ensure proper follow-up is done to resolve any material queries for the various functions + Understand and consistently use Material Management procedures as established in company policies + Interface with Procurement and Expediting regarding material availability and delivery problems, OS&D (Overs, Shortages, and Damages) + Monitor material utilization and defines top-up order strategy + Prepare and furnish reports to the management team regularly + Support project requirements concerning quality, preservation, cost, and schedule + Forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers through buyers and expeditors + Work with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts, and inspection requirements **Essential Qualifications and Education:** + Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 2 years of relevant experience + 0-3 years of relevant experience + Computer literate and proficient in the use of spreadsheets and material management software + Mathematical Skills: the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals + Ability to compute ratio and percentage + Familiar with materials, specifications, and materials requisitioning systems + Purchasing, requisitioning, or buying experience advantageous + Good interpersonal and communication skills + Capable of working under pressure and handling high volumes of work + Self-motivated, highly focused, and driven by results \#LI-PF1 Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably. For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries. McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.