Material Planner Intern

Description

Job Description

We are excited to announce an opening for a Material Planner Intern on our Procurement Strategy team supporting NASA IT Programs (Reston, VA)! This is an exciting opportunity to learn and gain experience with Supply Chain Strategy and Operations (S&O) within Leidos. The intern will be responsible for supporting the material acquisition plans for NASA NEST and AEGIS programs. Individuals will be interfacing with Vendors, Logistics, Receiving, and the broader Procurement & Enterprise Partnerships team to ensure program milestones are met, as well as working on special projects as assigned. The internship will include rotations for exposure to Supply Chain Engineer and Material Project Manager requirements providing a holistic experience supporting programs with the S&O organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with the Program team to ensure a streamlined procurement process of materials against program requirements.
• Candidate must have the ability to work with the team to generate material requirements and provide the necessary support for 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Business Admin, Finance, Engineering or related field. Minimum GPA 3.0.
  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.
• Local travel to NASA facilities required for program system access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates local to the area

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.