Vendor Management Professional - Capture and Proposal Support

The Vendor Management Professional will manage the vendors that support Leidos’ capture and proposal efforts. The ability to multitask effectively as well as demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills is required. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with approved vendors.
• Meeting with suitable vendors to assess their capabilities, inquire about their services, negotiate pricing, and communicate any service-related concerns.
• Conducting research on available vendors to determine which offer needed capabilities.
• Interacting with internal personnel (typically capture managers, BD Leads, other CO&E personnel) to identify and staff captures and proposals with appropriate vendor resources.
• Acting as the single point of contact to provide the Authorization to Proceed (ATP) to vendors for capture and proposal resources – this includes vetting candidates and negotiating rates.
• Facilitating the onboarding of capture and proposal resources via various methods, including establishing new agreements, utilizing the Leidos Staff Augmentation Solution (LSAS), or the 1099 process.
• Acting as the point of contact from a financial standpoint in terms of allocating vendor cost, submitting journal entries, preparing and submitting the monthly vendor accrual, responding to questions, etc.
• Providing reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, ad hoc) to appropriate internal personnel.
• Supporting audits as requested.
• Ensuring compliance with Leidos policies, procedures, and documents, most importantly our disclosure statement.
• Coordinating CORP Email Accounts, Travel/Expenses Processing, Laptop/Technology Deployment and Management
• Maintaining Vendor Information and Performance Repository (VIPR)
• Providing Supplier PO and Rate Card management and exploring/initiating VM automation projects
• Reviewing and approving vendor invoices in a timely manner.                    

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8+ years applicable experience or High School Diploma and 10+ years applicable experience
• Strong professional, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to explore and solve problems, and be willing to work constructively across teams
• Ability to work independently to accomplish established goals
• Ability to work efficiently under multiple, time-sensitive deadlines and changing priorities to produce a large volume of high-quality material with attention to detail.
• Proficiency Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft SharePoint, and ability to learn new applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desired skills include a familiarity with the Win Plan or related capture processes
• Experience in capture or proposal management
• Familiarity with subcontract management

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Original Posting:

September 30, 2025

For U.S. Positions: 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.