Associate Material Planner - Orlando, FL

Job Description

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Description

Leidos has a career opportunity for a Material Planner on our Procurement Strategy team working from home in Orlando Florida area, supporting the Army’s Common Hardware Systems program where Leidos provides seamless and consolidated procurement of Commercial Information Technology (CommIT). The role of the Material Planner is to conduct procurement actions including using the Leidos procurement systems to request and provide analysis of quotes to satisfy customer requirements. The Planner is a key function in Supply Chain Strategy and Operations within Leidos. Typical duties include supplier contract negotiation and administration; supplier development, sourcing, and supply-base diversity and cost management; supplier relationship management; supplier-contract regulatory compliance, DFAR Business System (Purchasing) compliance, and supplier-contract risk management. IMPACT: Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with limited impact beyond the scope of own work area/project team. Work is of limited scope, typically on smaller, less complex projects or task-related activities. Work is closely supervised.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements including maintaining pricing for catalog items.
• Executes micro-purchases with Leidos issued credit card and associated weekly administrative tasks.
• 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.
• Maintains reports and monitors material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences.
• Coordinates forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.
• Engages supply chain (vendor to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.
• There will also be opportunities to work special projects with multi-functional teams. The most successful candidate will have a desire to be a part of a team, enjoy hard work and learning on the job from a team of other talented professionals.
  
  

Auto req ID

444479BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Job_Category

Procurement

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

COMPLEXITY:

• Identifies, defines and addresses problems which are not immediately evident but typically not complex. Problems are typically within a narrow scope and are solved through drawing from prior experiences or standard procedures and basic analysis.
  
  

COMMUNICATION:

• Communicates with peers to explain facts, basic analysis, processes and practices related to area.
  
  

LEADERSHIP & TALENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE:

• Requires limited use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts. Utilizes limited knowledge of industry practices and standards.
  
  

TYPICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Typically requires a BA degree or equivalent experience and less than 2 years prior relevant experience.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Logistics, Business Admin, Finance, Engineering or related field.
• Excellent computer skills (excel/pivot tables and PowerPoint).
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• The ability to work under tough time constraints and prioritize multiple tasks
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain one is required
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supply Chain Management experience
• MRP knowledge or experience (Costpoint)
• Understanding of US Government acquisition laws and regulations (FAR)
• Warehouse Operations
  
  

Pay Range:

• $44,200.00 - $79,900.00
• 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.
  
  

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

Basic Qualifications:

• Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain one is required
  
  

City*

Orlando

State*

Florida

Job Code

Procurement Account

Affiliate Sponsor

Leidos

Salary Range

$45,000-$60,000