Principal Material Project Manager

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

6d•Onsite

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 customer programs by managing purchase orders, resolving delays, driving supplier accountability, and ensuring material requirements support program schedules and budgets. The position represents Material Operations & Strategies on customer programs, is aligned directly to the Program Manager, and reports to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director. The MPM researches and recommends cost-effective purchasing arrangements, supports procurement approvals, and works closely with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, completeness, and compliance. The role manages procurement from order placement through product receipt and invoice payment, addresses program material cost and supply-chain issues, and identifies and mitigates risks and opportunities. The position also supports reporting and metrics, supplier negotiations, program reviews, and Control Account Management activities. Some travel may be required, and work takes place in an on-site manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 10–13 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 decision-making.
Expert knowledge of industry practices, advanced techniques, and solutions within a professional discipline, with the ability to develop standards, processes, and solutions.
Ability to serve as a subject matter expert.
Ability to work as a self-starter and quick learner in support of organizational goals.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with internal and external stakeholders, including 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 meet supply-chain performance requirements.
High proficiency in Microsoft 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 material strategy across the program by managing open purchase orders, resolving delays, and driving supplier accountability.
Serve as the primary interface between Leidos and key suppliers, escalating delivery risks, addressing performance issues, and ensuring adherence to contractual requirements.
Communicate to senior leaders and personnel the value, schedule, and decision points affecting delivery of materials, hardware, and software.
Summarize and help compile program metrics 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.
Resolve supply-chain challenges involving priority deliveries and suppliers.
Facilitate supplier negotiations and discussions with Supply Chain and program personnel.
Drive corporate supply-chain vision and goals in coordination with program needs.
Manage risk and develop 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 purchasing arrangements.
Work with Manufacturing to review purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, completeness, and regulatory compliance, and obtain any needed information.
Manage procurement from order placement through receipt of products and subsequent invoice payment.