Description

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. 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. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture, positive work environment, technical excellence, and resilient business ethics. 

The QRC Airborne ISR Systems Division of the Airborne Solutions Group of Leidos currently has an opening for a Purchasing Coordinator supporting all programs within the Division. Leidos is the Product Support Management and Logistics Lead for several airborne intelligence surveillance programs operating in various CONUS and OCONUS locations. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Leidos QRC AISR Systems Division.

Primary Responsibilities

• The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for supporting purchasing objectives for hardware and software, services, licenses, rentals, repairs, and other while maintaining DCAA, FAR, and Corporate Procurement and Property Management Policy compliant records.
• Coordinating with Logistics Liaison officers in order to prioritize purchasing objectives, obtain and review purchase approval documentation, quotes, and liaise efforts between suppliers and technical staff to complete allowable PCARD purchases.
• Responsible for coordinating and submitting Purchase Orders for purchases beyond PCARD transaction limitations and following up on transactions with corporate buyers through completion of the PO.
• Submitting goods receipts and ensuring payment to vendors/suppliers by allocating cost for received equipment in the Costpoint system.
• Allocating cost for PCARD transactions every two weeks and creating electronic data files for PCARD transactions which are easily researched using key words and transaction identifiers.
• Maintaining accurate, complete, and organized electronic transaction records associated with all transactions/purchase requests in a shared data environment to be used by product support analysts and other stakeholders.
• Maintaining approved vendor list, evaluating transactions and logging problematic transactions in the procurement log.
• Managing a procurement log for all transactions and providing status updates to Logistics Liaison officers to manage their Bill of Material and schedules update activities (lead times, order dates, estimated date of arrival etc.)
• Allocating charge codes and submitting non-POs for commercial shipments through preferred freight and parcel carriers.

Basic Qualifications

• High School diploma with minimum four (4) years of relevant experience.  Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for years of experience.
• Property Management database proficiency
• Excellent Computer Skills
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working for the DoD in purchasing or procurement
• Experience with DCAA audits
• Experience with Costpoint
• Experience with SharePoint

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Original Posting:

October 23, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $45,500.00 - $82,250.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.