# Material Sourcing Specialist III **Company**: Leidos **Location**: Colorado Springs, CO **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $65,650.00 - $118,675.00 **Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain **Industry**: Manufacturing **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Colorado-Springs-CO/Material-Sourcing-Specialist-III_R-00194377?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_7dbdfb89-988 ## Description We are seeking a Material Sourcing Specialist III to work in our Colorado Springs, CO facility as a member of the Colorado Manufacturing Facility (CMF) organization. The successful candidate will have ownership of assigned outsourcing activities from order to delivery, playing a key role in ensuring on-time material availability for machining and assembly operations supporting multiple defense programs. Responsibilities: - Review MRP and production schedules to identify and prioritize material requirements for machining, outside processing, and assembly. - Create and manage Purchase Requisitions (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 (e.g., traceability), 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. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with 4-8 years of relevant experience in material planning, procurement, or supplier coordination in a manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. - Ability to interpret data on material usage, lead times, cost, and supplier performance. - Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams (engineering, quality, production, suppliers) and clearly present status, issues, and recommendations. - Ability to handle multiple priorities, support dynamic program schedules, adapt to changing requirements, and respond proactively to material sourcing issues/risks. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. - Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems. - Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance. Preferred Qualifications: - Deltek Costpoint ERP/MRP experience. - Demonstrated experience in Supplier Relationship Management. - Experience with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) principles and supply chain risk management. - Familiarity with manufacturing methods and services across production environments. - Experience with DFARS, FAR, and Government contract regulatory compliance, particularly in a defense or regulated industry. - Experience using ERP systems, MES systems, etc. - APICS/ASCM, CPIM, or other supply chain certification preferred. ## Skills ### Required - Supply Chain - Business - Material Planning - Procurement - Supplier Coordination - Microsoft Office - ERP/MRP systems ### Nice to have - Deltek Costpoint - Supplier Relationship Management - Materials Requirements Planning - DFARS - FAR - APICS/ASCM - CPIM --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Colorado-Springs-CO/Material-Sourcing-Specialist-III_R-00194377?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)