Material Project Manager

Leidos; Virginia (IL); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Material Project Manager to support the Naval Enterprise Networks division within the Military Services Solutions Materials team. This senior role leads global material purchases for a major Navy program, coordinating with Contracting Officers, suppliers, logistics, and internal teams to ensure acquisition plans from start to finish.

The ideal candidate will optimize material requirements, manage schedules, and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance with FAR and

Qualifications

• BA degree or equivalent experience; 4–8 years of relevant experience or Master's with 2–6 years of relevant experience
• Strong MS Office knowledge incl. SharePoint and Power Apps
• Power BI and advanced Excel experience (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Responsibilities

• Works with Program Management to streamline procurement of materials against customer requirements
• Generate material requirements and support acquisition plans from start to finish
• Maintain reports and monitor material movement across manufacturing and inventory sequences
• Coordinate forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with leadership
• Ensure compliance with Leidos Global Supply Chain policies and small business goals
• Manage blanket purchase agreements to maximize savings and cost avoidance
• Engage with suppliers and internal teams to determine optimal acquisition strategy
• Manage production, renewals and delivery schedules
• Communicate with internal and client project teams to influence design and process approaches
• Review technical specs and drawings to meet compliance with Asset Management and Strategic Sourcing

Skills

MS Office

SharePoint

Power Apps

Power BI

Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP)

Communication

Organization

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Education

BA degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Description

The Digital Sector is excited to announce our opening for a Material Project Manager on Military Services Solutions Materials team supporting the Naval Enterprise Networks Division. This person is the Global Supply Chain material purchases for One of Leidos’s largest Navy programs within the Leidos Digital sector. This senior person is responsible for planning, organizing, securing and managing supply chain resources enabling cyber security, networks, field services for over 2,500 locations. Must have the ability to work with the company leaders in procuring material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish. This individual will be interfacing with Contracting Officers, Suppliers, Logistics, Receiving, Materials Asset Management, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure program execution milestones are met. Must be a communicator that can influence project and team leaders regarding solution design, process improvement and compliant procurement actions.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Works with Program Management team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against Customer requirements.


• Candidate must have the ability to work with leaders in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.


• Maintains reports and monitor material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences.


• Coordinates forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.


• Ensures Leidos’ Global Supply Chain policy and procedures are met throughout the materials management and sourcing process that will be to the greatest benefit of the company.


• Ensures Small Business Goals are reported accurately.


• Manages blanket purchase agreements to achieve maximum savings and cost avoidance.


• Analyzes material requirements for leveraging opportunities, supplier recommendations, acquisition planning


• Engages supply chain (supplier to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.


• Manages production, renewals and delivery schedules.


• Communicates with internal and client project team members. Works to influence team members regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.


• Review/understand technical part specs and drawings and communicate with Asset Management team and Strategic Sourcing as needed to meet compliance.


• Manages a fleet of vehicles overseas leasing agreements.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a BA degree or equivalent experience and requires a BA degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience


• Understanding of concepts, principles, industry practices and standards within own discipline


• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge and skills (SharePoint and Power Apps)


• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks


• Great organization and communication skills


• Attention to detail


• Power BI and other dashboard experience


• Intermediate Excel experience (Pivot Tables, Charts, v-Lookups, Bar Charts)

Preferred Qualifications

• Buying experience


• Support to the Military background


• Supply Chain Management experience


• MRP knowledge or experience with CostPoint


• Strong knowledge and experience in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements for price and source justification requirements at appropriate levels.


• Sub Contract experience

Original Posting:

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 $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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