Material Planning Analyst

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems Mechanical Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a Material Planning Analyst to build and execute production schedules and manage material ordering, tracking, and expediting for multiple production areas.

The role emphasizes Deltek Costpoint experience, manufacturing/purchasing background, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams in a government contracting environment. US citizenship and Secret clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of prior relevant work experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant work experience.
• In lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience will be considered.
• Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing or purchasing activities, including experience obtaining quotes and interacting with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Create Purchase Requisitions from Costpoint MRP Action Messages
• Maintains proper manufacturing lead-times and order policies in Costpoint
• Analyze demand signals and quickly identify any anomalies
• Monitor and track incoming materials

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

2-4 years relevant experience

Masters with less than 2 years

High School Diploma/GED with 6 years experience

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Windchill

MRP software

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? 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 sustainable. 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. Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos’ Defense Systems Mechanical Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Material Planning Analyst to join our team of highly skilled planning and production scheduling professionals in the Huntsville, Alabama location. This role requires an extensive background in Deltek Costpoint, or equivalent production scheduling software, and excels at building and executing production schedules that keep complex programs on track. The Material Planning Analyst will be responsible for material ordering, tracking and expediting to support multiple production areas. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing 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 IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create Purchase Requisitions from Costpoint MRP Action Messages
• Maintains proper manufacturing lead-times l and order policies in Costpoint
• Analyze demand signals and quickly identify any anomalies
• Monitor and track incoming materials

Basic Wualifications

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of prior relevant work experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant work experience. In lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience will be considered.
• Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing or purchasing activities, including experience obtaining quotes and interacting with vendors. Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidate must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment. Candidate must be a US Citizen and meet eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deltek Costpoint accounting software
• Windchill configuration management software
• Interpreting and ordering from a Bills of Materials Government contractor material purchasing requirements
• Experience in ordering Electronic components desired

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.

Pay Range: Pay Range $52,000.00 - $94,000.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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Commitment and Diversity

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.