Material Control Analyst

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos' Defense Systems Mechanical Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Material Control Analyst to join their 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 Control Analyst will be responsible for material ordering, tracking and expediting to support multiple production areas. 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.

Requirements

Bachelors degree and 2-4 years of prior relevant work experience or a Master’s with less than 2 years of prior relevant work experience. In lieu of a degree a High School diploma/GED with 5 years of relevant work experience will be considered.
At least 3 years of experience in manufacturing or purchasing activities, including experience obtaining quotes and interacting with vendors.
Capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
Must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Must be a US Citizen and meet eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in quoting and purchasing electronic components, electro-mechanical, and mechanical assemblies is a plus.
Electromechanical components or manufacturing
Deltek Costpoint accounting software
Windchill configuration management software
Interpreting and creating Bills of Materials
Government contractor material purchasing requirements

Responsibilities

Interface with Production Planners, Program Managers, Production Control as well as suppliers and distributors for quoting purposes.
Select the best supplier based on cost and lead times, submitting purchase requests to the Dynetics Purchasing department.
Track orders and expedite as necessary to meet program requirements.
Frequent coordination with project managers, engineers, buyers, inventory managers, and suppliers to ensure that material will be available when needed and that proper documentation is in place for orders and proposals.
Clearing any material shortages to include expediting materials to meet delivery schedules.
Working with ECO Coordinator to ensure materials are in house or on order to cover specified changes to builds.
Ensuring material certifications have been received and are available as needed.
Managing ISO9001/AS9100 processes within our department.
Gathering quotes, historical data, and other backup to support proposal estimates and justification per Government requirements.