Procurement Operations Specialist

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

Procurement Operations Specialist

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking a Procurement Operations Specialist to perform assigned duties including owning the department’s reporting cadence, maintaining procurement dashboards, and monitoring compliance with prime contract requirements and company policy. This role contributes to enhancing the success of projects by identifying systemic performance gaps, tracking supplier delivery trends, and supporting efficient invoices, receiving, and closeout workflows across the portfolio. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence and flexibility with confidence, and an ability to interface professionally and proactively with suppliers, project teams, management, and co‑workers while driving process improvements, supporting procurement systems administration, and ensuring department records remain accurate and audit‑ready.

Responsibilities

• Own the department's recurring reporting cadence — portfolio status, purchase orders and subcontracts approaching closeout or past due for review by Procurement leadership.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports from procurement systems that track department-wide KPIs: cycle time, on-time delivery, closeout aging, spending, and savings.
• Monitor department-wide compliance with prime contract requirements and company policy, identifying trends or systemic gaps rather than auditing individual transactions.
• Revise and maintain department policies and procedures ensuring compliance with prime contract requirements and company policy.
• Aggregate and report on supplier delivery performance and expediting activity across the portfolio, surfacing patterns of delay or non-performance to leadership.
• Track department-wide receipt and invoice reconciliation metrics (e.g., match-exception rates, aging) to identify process bottlenecks between Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Shipping/Receiving.
• Maintain department level tracking of supplier compliance documentation (e.g., COI currency rates) and flag systemic gaps.
• Own department record-keeping standards, ensuring procurement and subcontract files are maintained consistently and remain audit ready.
• Report on subcontract and purchase order closeout aging across the department, highlighting where closeout activity is lagging targets.
• Prepare procurement business reviews and management reporting packages summarizing department performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Identify deficiencies or performance risks at a departmental or portfolio level that could jeopardize supplier delivery or contract compliance and escalate to Procurement leadership.
• Lead process-improvement initiatives to accelerate department cycle time and enhance supplier collaboration, partnering with Buyers and Contract Administrators on implementation.
• Serve as the department's point of contact for procurement systems administration and reporting tool maintenance.
• Lead or support department-wide implementation of new procurement/ERP software and reporting tools, including requirements gathering, testing, data migration, training, and rollout to Buyers and Contract Administrators.
• Perform other procurement operations or departmental reporting duties as assigned by Procurement leadership.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal customers, suppliers, and Procurement staff across the department.
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 4 years of related experience, or 12 years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Prior experience building department-level reports, dashboards, or business reviews from procurement or ERP systems required.
• Experience supporting or leading procurement/ERP software implementations or system transitions preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, data modeling) required; experience with procurement/ERP reporting tools or BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
• Ability to perform job duties with little to no supervision, managing competing reporting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate departmental data into clear findings and recommendations for leadership.
• Experience working in a U.S. Government (DOE or DOD) environment preferred.
• Working understanding of warehouse, shipping/receiving, and/or material handling operations.
• Nuclear or related industry experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and manage a sizable workload in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; comfortable escalating issues professionally.
• High degree of trust and integrity; communicate openly, displays respect, and fosters teamwork.

 

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position.  These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the contractor must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the contractor has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day
• Travel required: 0-5%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. 

Job details

Salary Range: $117,922 - $176,883

* We typically place offers in the lower to middle portion of the range to maintain internal equity

and allow room for growth. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market

data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience. This range is

specific to Washington state.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Life and Disability
• Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
• 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/