Material Sourcing Specialist

Job Overview

Leidos delivers 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.

Leidos Defense Manufacturing currently has an opening for a Material Sourcing Specialist to work in our Huntsville, AL facility as a member of the Platform Integration Facility (PIF) organization. This role will involve ownership of assigned outsourcing activities from order to delivery. The Material Control Analyst plays a key role in ensuring on‑time material availability for machining and assembly operations supporting multiple defense programs.

The role is responsible for coordinating material sourcing activities from requirement identification through delivery, including issuing purchase requisitions, soliciting supplier quotes, evaluating bids, and monitoring supplier performance. The analyst works closely with Procurement, Production Control, Engineering, and Quality to align sourcing actions with program schedules, technical requirements, and contractual standards. Oversee program‑related material activities such as managing and tracking material requirements against program schedule, resolving supply‑chain issues, and reporting supplier performance and progress to program leadership.

• Review MRP and production schedules to identify and prioritize material requirements for machining, outside processing, and assembly.
• Create and manage Purchase Requisition s (PRs) in Deltek Costpoint; track conversion to Purchase Orders (POs) and ensure timely supplier acknowledgment.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including Strategic Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, and Production Control to ensure alignment of materials sourcing with program needs.
• Prepare and issue Request for Quote (RFQ) packages to potential supplier partners, soliciting pricing, lead‑times, quality commitments, and other quote elements.
• Evaluate incoming quotes on multiple criteria including cost, lead‑time, quality, availability, vendor reliability, and compliance with technical/contractual standards.
• Support outsourcing of machined parts and special processes (plating, coating, heat treat, etc.), ensuring adherence to technical and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Buyers to ensure competitive and compliant supplier selections that meet program requirements.
• Ensure all material sourced meets the program’s technical, quality, and contractual standards traceability/contractual requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Provide supplier recommendations to the program team based on evaluation of vendor reliability, quality requirements, lead‑times, part availability and strategic partnership potential.
• Monitor and assess supply‑chain risk factors (e.g., vendor capacity, commodity availability, geopolitical issues, lead‑time delays, and on‑time‑delivery metrics) and present mitigation recommendations to program stakeholders when cost, schedule or quality may be impacted.
• Monitor the entire sourcing workflow from PR to Purchase Order (PO) issuance to delivery — ensuring that POs are confirmed, deliveries scheduled, and production requirements met to maintain alignment with the Master Production Schedule and mitigate supply‑related delays.
• Provide status updates of material orders (open PRs, open POs, deliveries) to production planners, program managers, and other relevant parties as needed.
• Effectively communicate material statuses, supplier performance, risk factors and sourcing progress to program leadership and other stakeholders as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with at least one year of relevant experience in material planning, procurement, or supplier coordination in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to interpret data on material usage, lead times, cost,…