Material Planner

About the role

We are excited to announce our opening of a Material Planner for our Civilian Agency Solutions team supporting our NASA IT programs! This person will be responsible for supporting the material acquisition plans for the multiple programs within the Leidos Digital Sector. Must have the ability to work with Programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements.
• Candidate must have the ability to work with programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.
• Captures 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 delivery schedules.
• Experience with supplier coordination including hardware and software selection, maintenance issues, and problem resolution.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing across multiple organizations and program levels simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Able to multi-task and work under tight time constraints.
• Strong written and oral communications skills at all levels both internally and externally with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Requires a BA degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge and skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Great organization and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be located within 50 miles of a NASA Center. Local travel to NASA facilities required for program system access.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Purchasing Card experience.
• 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.

Benefits

Pay Range $52,000.00 - $94,000.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.