Global Supply Chain Manager

Leidos Inc; Virginia; Remote; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Virginia is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager to lead subcontracting, supplier negotiations, and strategic sourcing for defense programs. The role emphasizes compliance, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration with Contracts, Engineering, and Program Management.

This remote opportunity requires a Secret clearance and experience with CPSR/FAR/DFARS, plus ability to coordinate with multiple Leidos sites, manage complex portfolios, and deliver measurable savings while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with several years in procurement or contracts.
• Active Secret clearance and experience with CPSR, FAR/DFARS required.
• Proven negotiation and subcontract management experience on government programs.
• Ability to lead diverse teams and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations and long-term supplier agreements to ensure continuity and savings.
• Oversee subcontracting within government purchasing systems and compliance.
• Collaborate with Contracts, Supply Chain, and Program teams to align supplier strategy.
• Translate supplier data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Manage workload, set expectations, and develop team performance.
• Identify risks and champion solutions across multi-site programs.

Skills

Subcontract management

Negotiation

Leadership

Communication

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree with 3+ years

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Ivalua

ERP systems

Job description

Global Supply Chain Manager

Description

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.

Your greatest work is ahead

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.

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. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active and current Secret clearance (must be US Citizen).
• Experience awarding and managing subcontracts in a government-approved purchasing system (CPSR), including an advanced knowledge of the requirements of the FAR/DFARS, other Federal agency requirements, and small business participation.
• Successful background of using negotiating skills to maximize organizational return, minimize risk, and improve price and terms and conditions position.
• Successful track record of managing a variety of subcontract types and interfacing with internal customers, other functional support staff, and suppliers.
• Experience independently leading the subcontracts portion of proposal efforts.
• Organizational skills to manage concurrent projects, and the business acumen to appropriately prioritize actions and deal effectively with subcontract management issues of varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to communicate clearly, including presenting status updates and issues to senior management, internal partners, and suppliers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoW security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense and Federal programs, programs of record, capture pursuits, and proposal development for large government acquisitions in the Defense/Aerospace industry.
• Working knowledge of CPSR compliance, NIST SP 800-171, and cyber/supplier readiness requirements.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process improvement methodologies.
• CPSM, CPC, CFCM, ISM, APICS, PMI PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience working with RF, electronic warfare, missile, radar, SATCOM, aviation, space, manufacturing, or advanced defense technology supply chains.
• Experience building strong supplier relationships that can be leveraged to assist in future issue resolution.
• Experience supervising or leading a team(s).
• Working experience with ERP systems, ideally Deltek Costpoint and other procurement systems (e.g., Ivalua).

Global Supply Chain

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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