Procurement & Planning Assistant (Maritime Projects)

Leidos; Lynnwood (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Lynnwood, WA is seeking a Project Assistant specializing in Planning and Procurement to support multiple contracts. You will work with Program Managers to plan production, manage Bills of Materials, create manufacturing orders, and track material through Costpoint and related systems.

The role requires knowledge of FAR-based procurement, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and 5+ years or prior relevant experience.
• Microsoft Office knowledge and skill; strong experience working with large PDF files and Excel.
• Strong organization and communication skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Experience working with Government Contract Procurement.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in production planning for multiple development and production programs. Including:
• Ensuring that approved material is available for planned production.
• Generate and maintain Bills of Material.
• Responsible for managing timely and accurate procurement of all fabricated and COTS parts.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality and procurement to develop quote packages.
• Analyze supplier responses and select, manage and report on performance of suppliers.
• Establish production schedule based on material and resource availability.
• Provide daily status of WIP, material availability and identify issues that impact production.
• Coordinating directly with engineering, configuration management, production management and procurement to ensure accurate, timely scheduling of material and work order flow to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Using the Manufacturing Requirements Planning tool to drive purchasing and orchestrate kitting and Work Orders to the production floor.
• Establishing work procedures consistent with the project’s manufacturing methodology.
• Resolving impediments to achieving aggressive delivery constraints.
• Assist in procurement of material supporting multiple programs. This includes:
• Commits orders via Costpoint, and Purchasing Card (Pcard).
• Creates Purchase Requisitions for Subcontract Labor and Material Purchase Orders (POs).
• Supports Program Managers and their teammates generating Purchase Request Forms and routes for respective approval.
• Initiates Procurement Purchase Requests (PPRs) to request Warranted Buyer quotes and POs.
• Reconciles and submits accurate and timely biweekly Transaction Detail Reports via US Bank Access One.
• Tracks status of orders from start to finish, maintaining current input to Program Manager Material Spreadsheets.
• Tracks and completes Goods Receipts; uploads packing slips in Webtop.
• Ensures timely placement of orders to support required delivery dates; alerts requesters of known issues and reconciles issues with successful solutions.
• Works with other Procurement Project Assistants, backing up workload as needed.

Skills

Procurement experience

BOM management

MS Office

Communication

Organization

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Webtop

Job description

Leidos in Lynnwood, WA is seeking a Project Assistant specializing in Planning and Procurement to support multiple contracts. You will work with Program Managers to plan production, manage Bills of Materials, create manufacturing orders, and track material through Costpoint and related systems.

The role requires knowledge of FAR-based procurement, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.