Material Procurement / Supply Chain Analyst - Long Beach, MS | leidos Job

The Maritime System Division (MSD) of Leidos’ is seeking a Materials Requisitioner / Planner in the Long Beach, MS facility in a growing, fast-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the fulfillment acquisition process.
• Create purchase requisitions in Deltek CostPoint.
• Communicate effectively with DOD industry suppliers and cultivate meaningful relationships.
• Manage Leidos required supplier paperwork.
• Collaborate with product engineering, production planning, purchasing and quality teams for mission success.
• Track supplier on time delivery.
• Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation.
• Maintain purchasing records and purchasing BOM status.
• Data analysis.
• Understand production flow.
• Create, open and close manufacturing orders.
• Other administrative duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2-4 years of relevant procurement experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MRP knowledge or experience (Costpoint Preferred)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Exposure to supply chain and commodity management in DFAR environment.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong customer interface skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
• Individuals must possess strong characteristics around initiative, attitude, assertiveness and sense of urgency
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Must be a US Citizen and meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) Secret Clearance

Preferred Experience

• DoD or Military contract experience
• Supply chain experience.
• Experience using Solumina.
• Experience using Windchill
• Ability to read mechanical drawing and data sheets

Position is on-site, no remote work available.

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