Material Project Manager

Leidos is seeking a Principal Material Project Manager to join our Global Supply Chain team in Huntsville, AL. This role focuses on executing material strategy across programs by managing purchase orders, resolving delays, and driving supplier accountability. The MPM will identify and mitigate program risks, achieve material budget objectives, and participate in sourcing process improvements. This position reports to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director and serves as an extension of corporate shared services for supply chain support.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of material strategy by managing open purchase orders, resolving delays, and driving supplier accountability.
• Act as the primary interface between Leidos and key suppliers, escalating delivery risks, resolving performance issues, and ensuring adherence to contractual requirements.
• Articulate to senior leaders the value, schedule, and decision points impacting the efficient delivery of commodities (materials, hardware, and software).
• Provide summary and aid in compilation of program metric data and statistics.
• Manage project requirements justification, planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Play an integral role in the procurement approval process.
• Use critical thinking to propose innovative business solutions that increase operational efficiencies.
• Mitigate and resolve supply chain challenges with priority deliveries and suppliers.
• Facilitate supplier negotiations and discussions to resolution with supply chain and program personnel.
• Drive execution of vision and goals for the corporate supply chain team in conjunction with program critical needs.
• Create risk mitigation plans in coordination with the PMO and project team.
• Participate in Program Management Reviews, Status Meetings, or other programmatic subcontractor meetings as needed.
• Perform Control Account Management, including establishing and maintaining a baseline, supporting EAC/ETC updates, and variance analysis.
• Work closely with the Manufacturing organization to review purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
• Actively manage the procurement process from order placement through receipt of products and subsequent payment of invoices.

Requirements

• BA degree and 12–15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10–13 years of prior relevant experience in material project management, procurement, or supply chain execution within Defense, Aerospace, or high-complexity industries.
• Strong knowledge of Supply Chain and related systems along with material procurement.
• Expert knowledge of industry practices, advanced techniques, and solutions to develop new standards, processes, and solutions.
• Proven ability to be a self-starter, quick learner, and capable of supporting efforts to achieve goals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills at all levels, both internally and externally with customers and suppliers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative, and flexible on-site manufacturing environment.
• Strong risk management methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate and effectively influence across multiple functions to achieve supply chain performance requirements.
• High proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
• Working knowledge of customer flow-through requirements such as AS9100, FAR, ITAR, OFFSET, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and public law.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain one is required.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Pay

Pay Range: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00. 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 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.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.