Material Planner Intern

The Global Supply Chain team is seeking a Material Planner Intern based in our Reston, VA office location. The Material Planner Intern will be responsible for supporting the material acquisition plans for multiple programs within the Leidos Health, Homeland, and Intel sectors. The Intern will have the ability to work with programs in generating material requirements and providing the necessary support of acquisition plans from start to finish. The Intern will be interfacing with suppliers, logistics, receiving, and strategic sourcing to ensure program milestones are met. The selected candidate will have a desire to be a part of a team, enjoy hard work, and learn on the job from a team of talented professionals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with the program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements.

• Maintain reports and monitor material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences.

• Coordinate forecasts, workload, expediting, and acquisition priority with commodity/category team leadership.

• Engage in supply chain (supplier to manufacturing) to determine optimal acquisition strategy.

• Complete special projects with multi-functional teams.

• Manage production and delivery schedules.

Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under tough time constraints.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel experience including pivot tables, charts, v-lookups, and/or bar charts.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA.

• Ability to work out of our Reston, VA office location.

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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.