Material Project Manager

Leidos

8d•$92,300 - $166,850•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Material Project Manager for its Global Supply Chain team in Huntsville, Alabama. The role executes material strategy across a program by managing open purchase orders, resolving delays, driving supplier accountability, mitigating material-related risks and opportunities, meeting material budget objectives, and managing purchase requirements against lead-time schedules. The MPM resolves program supply-chain and material-cost issues and participates in sourcing process-improvement projects. Reporting to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director and directly aligned to the Program Manager, the MPM represents Material Operations & Strategies on customer programs and provides corporate shared-services supply-chain support. The role researches and recommends cost-effective purchasing arrangements and works closely with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, completeness, and compliance, then manage procurement from order placement through receipt and invoice payment. Some travel may be required. The MPM serves as a primary interface with key suppliers, communicates delivery risks and decision points to senior leaders, supports program metrics and reporting, participates in procurement approvals and program reviews, and performs Control Account Management. The position requires independent, flexible work in an on-site manufacturing environment and collaboration across functions to support program and corporate supply-chain goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 6–10 years of relevant experience, in material project management, procurement, or supply-chain execution within Defense, Aerospace, or other high-complexity industries.
Strong knowledge of supply chain, related systems, and material procurement.
Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities for complex supply-chain decisions.
Expert knowledge of industry practices, advanced techniques, and solutions in a professional discipline, with the ability to develop standards, processes, and solutions and serve as a subject matter expert.
Ability to be a self-starter and quick learner and to support efforts toward established goals.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.
Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, continuously innovating, on-site manufacturing environment.
Excellent risk-management methodologies.
Ability to collaborate and influence across functions to achieve supply-chain performance requirements.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Working knowledge of customer flow-through requirements such as AS9100, FAR, ITAR, OFFSET, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and public law.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Supplier relationship management experience.
Deltek Costpoint experience.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical application of strategies to programs.
Power BI experience.
Previous experience in a mechanical or electronic manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Execute program material strategy by managing open purchase orders, resolving delays, and driving supplier accountability.
Serve as the primary interface between Leidos and key suppliers; escalate delivery risks, address performance issues, and ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
Communicate the value, schedule impacts, and decision points affecting delivery of materials, hardware, and software to senior leaders and personnel.
Provide summaries and assist with compiling program metrics and statistics.
Manage projects through requirements justification, planning, execution, and evaluation.
Participate in the procurement approval process.
Develop sound, innovative business solutions that improve operational efficiency and support program success.
Mitigate and resolve supply-chain challenges involving priority deliveries and suppliers.
Facilitate supplier negotiations and discussions with supply-chain and program personnel through resolution.
Drive execution of corporate supply-chain vision and goals in coordination with program needs.
Manage risk and develop mitigation plans with the PMO and project team.
Participate in Program Management Reviews, status meetings, and programmatic subcontractor meetings as needed.
Perform Control Account Management, including establishing and maintaining a baseline, supporting EAC/ETC updates, and conducting variance analysis.
Research and recommend cost-effective purchase arrangements.
Work with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, and completeness, obtain additional information as needed, and manage procurement through product receipt and invoice payment.
Support corporate reporting requirements and program manufacturing execution obligations.