Material Planner

Leidos • Camp Springs, MD

2d • $52,000 - $94,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are excited to announce our opening for a Material Planner on our Materials Management team that will work 75% remote and potentially 25% onsite at the Joint Base Andrews, MD location! This person will be responsible for supporting the material acquisition plans for program(s) within the Leidos Digital Modernization sector. Must have the ability to work with Program in generating material requirements and provide the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish. Individual will be interfacing with Suppliers, Logistics, Receiving, Materials Management, and Strategic Sourcing to ensure program milestones are met.

Requirements

• Eligible to receive Secret clearance, at minimum
• Requires a BA degree or equivalent experience and less than 5 years prior relevant experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge and skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Great organization and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Intermediate Excel experience (Pivot Tables, Charts, v-Lookups, Bar Charts)

Nice To Haves

• 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
• Experience with PowerBI, CostPoint or similar system

Responsibilities

• Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements.
• Candidate must have the ability to work with program 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.
• 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 production and delivery schedules.
• Communicates with internal and client project team members. Works to influence team members regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees