Material Project Manager

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

2d•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 assigned programs by managing open purchase orders, resolving delivery delays, promoting supplier accountability, and identifying and mitigating material-related risks and opportunities. The MPM supports program material budgets and lead-time schedules, helps resolve supply-chain and material-cost issues, participates in sourcing process improvements, and recommends cost-effective purchasing arrangements. The position works closely with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, completeness, and compliance, and to manage procurement from order placement through product receipt and invoice payment. The MPM represents Material Operations & Strategies on customer programs, supports corporate supply-chain reporting, and communicates material value, schedule impacts, risks, and decision points to program personnel and senior leaders. The position reports to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director and is directly aligned to the Program Manager. Some travel may be required. The role is based in an on-site manufacturing environment.

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 another high-complexity industry.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Strong knowledge of supply chain systems and material procurement.
Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities, including the ability to facilitate complex supply-chain decisions.
Expert knowledge of industry practices and advanced techniques and solutions in a professional discipline; ability to develop standards, processes, and solutions and serve as a subject-matter expert.
Self-starter and quick learner capable of supporting efforts to achieve 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 in Microsoft Office, 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.

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.
Current and active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of 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, resolve performance issues, and ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
Communicate the value, schedule, and decision points affecting delivery of materials, hardware, and software to senior leaders and personnel.
Provide summaries and assist with compiling program metric data and statistics.
Manage projects through requirements justification, planning, execution, and evaluation.
Participate in the procurement approval process.
Develop business solutions that improve operational efficiency and support business-area and 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 goals in conjunction with program-critical needs.
Manage risks and create mitigation plans in coordination with the PMO and project team.
Participate in Program Management Reviews, status meetings, and other 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 necessary information, and manage procurement through receipt and invoice payment.