Material Project Manager

Leidos is excited to announce our opening for a Material Project Manager on the Global Supply Chain team in Long Beach, MS! This opportunity will be supporting the WFOV mission.  The role of the Material Project Manager (MPM) will include, but not limited to, developing material strategies, identifying and mitigating program risks and opportunities as they pertain to material requirements; reporting/tracking all program material activities; achieving program material budget objectives; managing program purchase requirements to lead time schedule; participating in sourcing process improvement projects (both Supply Chain and Program); resolving Supply Chain issues for the program and resolving program material cost problems.  The MPM reports to the Material Operations & Strategies Associate Director and is directly aligned to the Program Manager and represents Material Operations & Strategies on customer programs. The MPM is an extension of the corporate shared services for supply chain related support.  Additionally, the MPM is responsible for all activities associated with researching and recommending cost effective purchase arrangements.  The MPM works closely with the Material Planner organization to ensure the review of purchase requisitions for clarity, compliance, detail, completeness, regulatory compliance and obtain additional information considered necessary; the MPM will also work with the Material Planner Organization to actively manage the procurement process from the order placement through receipt of products and subsequent payment of invoices. Some travel may be required. Applicant needs to be energetic, resilient, and creative in supporting corporate reporting requirements throughout program manufacturing execution obligations. Must be able to promote a team atmosphere and help cultivate improved communication lines with agile problem-solving solutions. Primary Responsibilities (including but are not limited to): Material Schedule management and developing supply chain strategies.  Project management including requirements justification, planning, executing and evaluating the project.  The MPM articulates to senior leaders/personnel the value, schedule and decision points that impact the efficient delivery of specific commodities (materials, hardware and software).  Provide summary and aid in compilation of program metric data and statistics. The MPM plays an integral part in the approval process in procurements. The MPM will use critical thinking skills to propose sound and innovative business solutions to increase operational efficiencies to ensure business area and program success. The MPM will mitigate and resolve supply chain challenges with priority deliveries and suppliers. The MPM will collaborate directly with Supply Chain Management and program team for proposal requirements along with other functional teammates to include planning, logistics, engineering, quality, finance, security, scheduling, and accounting. Facilitate supplier negotiations and discussions to resolution with supply chain and program personnel Articulate and drive execution of vision and goals for the corporate supply chain team in conjunction with program critical needs Risk Management including creating mitigation plans in coordination with the PMO and project team Participate in Program Management Reviews, Status Meetings, or other programmatic subcontractor meetings as needed Engage and manage suppliers to resolve supply chain issues and mitigate schedule risk. Individual should be a self-starter and someone that is flexible and is able to work independently at a higher level. Basic Qualifications -Requires a BA degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience. In lieu  of a degree HS or GED plus 4 YOE of relevant experience is required -3+ years of applicable supply chain experience acquired from working at Leidos, or in government and commercial