Material Planner in Annandale

Energy Jobline ZR; Annandale (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos in Reston, Virginia, is seeking a Material Planner to support NASA IT programs within the Civilian Agency Solutions team. You will develop material requirements, coordinate with vendors and logistics, and guide acquisition planning from start to finish to meet program milestones.

Responsibilities include forecasting, expediting, and prioritizing orders, advising programs on optimal sourcing routes, and ensuring schedules align with procurement goals.

Qualifications

• BA degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong MS Office knowledge and skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across programs.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in procurement tasks.

Responsibilities

• Works with Program team to streamline procurement of materials.
• Generate material requirements and support acquisition planning.
• Coordinate forecasts, workload, expediting, and priority with leadership.
• Advise programs on sourcing routes to maximize program benefit.
• Place orders using purchasing cards within thresholds.
• Analyze material requirements for supplier opportunities.
• Engage supply chain to determine optimal acquisition strategy.
• Manage delivery schedules and supplier coordination.
• Communicate across organizations and program levels with minimal supervision.
• Multi-task effectively under tight time constraints.

Skills

MS Office

Prioritization

Organization

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

BA degree

Job description

Job Description

Description

We are excited to announce our opening of a Material Planner for our Civilian Agency Solutions team supporting our NASA IT programs! This person will be responsible for supporting the material acquisition plans for the multiple programs within the Leidos Digital Sector. Must have the ability to work with Programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish. Individual will be interfacing with Vendors, Logistics, Receiving, Materials Management, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure program milestones are met.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements.
• Candidate must have the ability to work with programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.
• Coordinates forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.
• Provides advice to programs as to proper routes to take throughout the materials management and sourcing process that will be to the greatest benefit of the program.
• Places orders through purchasing cards within a specific spend threshold/limit.
• Analyzes material requirements for leveraging opportunities, supplier recommendations, acquisition planning
• Engages supply chain (vendor to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.
• Manages delivery schedules.
• Experience with supplier coordination including hardware and software selection, maintenance issues, and problem resolution.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing across multiple organizations and program levels simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight time constraints.
• Strong written and oral communications skills at all levels both internally and externally with customers and suppliers

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a BA degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge and skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Great organization and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Must be located within 50 miles of a NASA Center. Local travel to NASA facilities required for program system access.
• Must a US .

Qualifications

• Purchasing Card experience
• Buying experience
• Supply Chain Management experience
• MRP knowledge or experience
• Strong knowledge and experience in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements for price and source justification requirements at appropriate levels for purchasing card orders

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Original Posting

September 2, 2026

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

Pay Range $52,000.00 - $94,000.00

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 , , , , , citizenship, , physical or mental , medical condition, genetic information, , family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, , 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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