Senior Material Planner

Description

At Leidos, we solve some of the nation's toughest challenges through innovation, collaboration, and mission focused execution. We are seeking an experienced Senior Material Planner to join our Leidos Digital Contracts & Supply Chain organization supporting critical defense and government programs.

In this role, you'll serve as a trusted business partner to Program Management, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and Operations, ensuring material strategies align with program execution, customer commitments, and business objectives. You'll have ownership of complex material planning activities from proposal through program execution while driving supply chain performance, mitigating risk, and improving operational efficiency.

If you enjoy solving complex supply chain challenges, influencing cross-functional teams, and making a measurable impact on high-visibility programs, we'd like to hear from you.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead material planning activities supporting multiple complex programs throughout the program lifecycle.
• Develop and execute material acquisition strategies that align with program schedules, customer requirements, and funding profiles.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics to identify material requirements and ensure on-time program execution.
• Analyze demand, inventory, lead times, and supplier performance to proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Monitor material status from planning through receipt, resolving shortages and schedule impacts before they affect program performance.
• Coordinate forecasting, prioritization, and expediting activities with Strategic Sourcing and commodity management teams.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate purchases, leverage strategic supplier relationships, and improve acquisition efficiency.
• Develop metrics, reports, and dashboards to communicate material status, schedule health, and key performance indicators to program and leadership teams.
• Provide guidance to program teams regarding material management processes, purchasing strategies, and supply chain best practices.
• Drive continuous process improvements that enhance material availability, reduce cycle times, and improve operational performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or federal government contracts.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS and government procurement practices.
• Experience with Costpoint, SLATE, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence/reporting tools.
• Understanding of supplier management, procurement planning, and inventory optimization techniques.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent supply chain certification.
• Experience supporting proposal efforts, material estimating, or supply chain risk assessments.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The 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.

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.

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