Material Planner / Procurement Specialist

DescriptionPrimary Role and Responsibilities:

Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements to include using a credit card for micro purchases.

Works with programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish.

Works across multiple government and Leidos systems in a fast-paced environment

Maintains reports and monitors material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences.

Coordinates forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.

Provides advice to programs as to proper routes to acquire materials that will be to the greatest benefit of the program.

Analyzes material requirements for leveraging opportunities, supplier recommendations, acquisition planning

Engages supply chain (vendor to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.

Manages production and delivery schedules.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of relevant experience or High School Diploma/GED with 2-4 years of relevant work experience. Candidates with experience in procurement AND/OR a combination of certifications, training, education, or military experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required to be considered

Microsoft Office knowledge and skills

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work across multiple systems simultaneously

Attention to detail

Good organization and communication skills

Basic Excelexperience (Create workbooks, create formulas, applying formats, sort, and filter data, etc…)

Preferred Qualifications:

Buying or supply chain management experience

Experience using IBM Maximo or Deltek Costpoint

Salary range $60,000 - 150,000 based on experience levelPay Range:Pay Range $75,400.00 - $136,300.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.REQNUMBER: R-00121507All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.