[Hiring] Global Supply Chain Manager @Leidos

Role Description

Leidos’ Defense Sector is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager to join our team. Occasional travel may be required for in-person engagements with internal customers and suppliers across multiple Leidos sites. This high-impact role reports directly to the Director, Global Supply Chain, and serves as an integrated member of the Defense Contracts and Supply Chain organization.

• Manage a team of Subcontracts professionals.
• Provide strategic leadership and act as a key interface between Leidos management and senior Contracts and Global Supply Chain management.
• Serve as the primary liaison between subcontractors and multiple programs, contractually managing agreements of various types, typically of high dollar value, risk, and complexity.
• Collaborate closely with Contracts, Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Manufacturing, Growth, and Business Development to ensure successful execution of assigned portfolio.
• Align subcontract outcomes with program, business area, and sector objectives.
• Communicate effectively, manage time efficiently, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines with minimal supervision, and bring acute attention to detail.
• Adaptable, capable of working independently, and willing to go beyond to ensure the success of both the team and individual contributions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5+ years of prior relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Generally has 2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
• Active and current Secret clearance (must be US Citizen).
• Experience awarding and managing subcontracts in a government-approved purchasing system (CPSR).
• Successful background of using negotiating skills to maximize organizational return, minimize risk, and improve price and terms and conditions position.
• Successful track record of managing a variety of subcontract types and interfacing with internal customers, other functional support staff, and suppliers.
• Experience independently leading the subcontracts portion of proposal efforts.
• Organizational skills to manage concurrent projects, and the business acumen to appropriately prioritize actions and deal effectively with subcontract management issues of varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to communicate clearly, including presenting status updates and issues to senior management, internal partners, and suppliers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoW security clearance.

Requirements

• Experience supporting Department of Defense and Federal programs, programs of record, capture pursuits, and proposal development for large government acquisitions in the Defense/Aerospace industry.
• Working knowledge of CPSR compliance, NIST SP 800-171, and cyber/supplier readiness requirements.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process improvement methodologies.
• CPSM, CPC, CFCM, ISM, APICS, PMI PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience working with RF, electronic warfare, missile, radar, SATCOM, aviation, space, manufacturing, or advanced defense technology supply chains.
• Experience building strong supplier relationships that can be leveraged to assist in future issue resolution.
• Experience supervising or leading a team(s).
• Working experience with ERP systems, ideally Deltek Costpoint and other procurement systems (e.g., Ivalua).

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

Company Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people, who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.