Global Supply Chain Manager

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager for a remote, high-impact role supporting defense programs. You will manage a Subcontracts team, negotiate strategic long-term agreements with key suppliers, and ensure prime contract compliance across complex programs.

The role requires a strong business acumen, federal subcontracting knowledge, and the ability to drive early supplier involvement in capture, proposals, and program lifecycles. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree optional depending on pathway.
• Demonstrated leadership of teams or projects (2+ years).
• Experience with federal subcontracting and complex negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Subcontracts professionals and coordinate with Contracts and Global Supply Chain leadership.
• Negotiate and execute strategic long-term agreements with key suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with prime customer requirements and program commitments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align supplier strategies early in capture, proposal, and program lifecycles.
• Identify and mitigate risks within the subcontract portfolio.
• Translate supplier data into actionable insights for savings and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree with 3+ years experience

Job description

Global Supply Chain Manager

Remote

Secret clearance

Behind every "can't fail" mission is a supplier who delivered. You're the one who makes sure they do.

A radar program is racing toward a milestone. A critical RF component is running behind. A subcontract worth millions sits at the center of it all, with compliance clauses to honor, a supplier to negotiate with, and a program manager waiting on answers. Your team is already working the problem.

You step in, align the stakeholders, and turn a risk into a plan. The mission stays on schedule because the supply chain behind it held. That's a day in the life of a Manager, Global Supply Chain at Leidos.

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people, who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

The Role

Leidos' Defense Sector is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager to join our team. Occasional travel may be required for in-person engagements with internal customers and suppliers across multiple Leidos sites. This high-impact role reports directly to the Director, Global Supply Chain, and serves as an integrated member of the Defense Contracts and Supply Chain organization.

You'll manage a team of Subcontracts professionals, provide strategic leadership, and act as a key interface between Leidos management and senior Contracts and Global Supply Chain management. You'll serve as the primary liaison between subcontractors and multiple programs, contractually managing agreements of various types, typically of high dollar value, risk, and complexity. This role is ideal for a strategic supply chain leader who thrives in complex, government-regulated environments and understands how supplier ecosystems support mission-critical defense objectives.

You'll collaborate closely with Contracts, Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Manufacturing, Growth, and Business Development, among others, to ensure the successful execution of your assigned portfolio. In addition to leading the team, you may have the opportunity to directly manage subcontracts on select programs when needed or help with special projects and corporate initiatives. You'll align subcontract outcomes with program, business area, and sector objectives, communicate effectively, manage your time efficiently, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines with minimal supervision, and bring acute attention to detail. The ideal candidate is adaptable, capable of working independently, and willing to go beyond to ensure the success of both their team and their individual contributions.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading.

Why it Matters

Leidos' Defense Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission command and control, and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and operations support. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions. Explore more here.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The position requires great business acumen and the demonstration of sound judgment with a high level of ethics.
• Manage the team's workload, make assignments and set clear expectations, hold staff accountable to commitments and goals, oversee the quality of work under your responsibility, conduct performance reviews, and develop and encourage your team to perform at a high level.
• Apply thorough knowledge of federal subcontracting and experience providing creative solutions to business and program requirements, while ensuring compliance with all prime customer requirements and commitments.
• Lead negotiations and execution of strategic long-term agreements with key suppliers to support supply continuity, affordability, innovation, and long-term procurement savings.
• Collaborate with Contracts, Supply Chain, Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and other stakeholders to integrate supplier strategies early in capture, proposal, and program lifecycles.
• Identify and mitigate complex issues or risks for the managed subcontract portfolio.
• Translate supplier data into executive-ready insights, recommendations, and action plans that enable measurable savings, stronger supplier performance, improved compliance, and reduced Sector risk.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5+ years of prior relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Generally has 2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.