Principal Material Project Manager
About The Position
Leidos is hiring a Principal 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, holding suppliers accountable, and supporting timely delivery of materials, hardware, and software. The position identifies and mitigates program risks and opportunities related to material requirements, works toward program material budget objectives, manages purchase requirements against lead-time schedules, supports sourcing process improvements, and resolves supply-chain and material-cost issues. The position reports to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director, is directly aligned to the Program Manager, and represents Material Operations & Strategies on customer programs. It provides corporate shared-services supply-chain support and researches and recommends cost-effective purchasing arrangements. The manager works closely with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, completeness, detail, and compliance, obtain additional information when needed, and manage procurement from order placement through product receipt and invoice payment. Some travel may be required. The role is based in an on-site manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will support program manufacturing execution and corporate reporting, communicate effectively with leaders, program personnel, customers, and suppliers, and contribute to an agile, collaborative team. U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of prior relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 10–13 years of prior relevant experience, in material project management, procurement, or supply-chain execution within Defense, Aerospace, or other high-complexity industries.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain, related systems, and material procurement.
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities for complex supply-chain decision-making.
- Expert knowledge of industry practices, advanced techniques, and solutions in a professional discipline, with the ability to develop standards, processes, and solutions; serves as a subject matter expert.
- Ability to be a self-starter and quick learner and support 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 multiple 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.
- Ability to work independently at a higher level.
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.
- Active and current 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 efficient delivery of materials, hardware, and software to senior leaders and personnel.
- Provide summaries and assist with compiling program metrics and statistics.
- Manage projects, including requirements justification, planning, execution, and evaluation.
- Participate in the approval process for procurements.
- Develop sound and innovative 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 through resolution with supply-chain and program personnel.
- 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 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 additional information as needed.
- Manage procurement from order placement through product receipt and subsequent invoice payment.
- Support corporate reporting requirements throughout program manufacturing execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
