Specialist - Material Management

Job Title: Specialist, Material Management

Job Code: 46707

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off 

Job Description:

The Specialist, Material Management is responsible for planning, scheduling, and monitoring the efficient acquisition and movement of material in order to execute and deliver the most effective means of material availability, compliance, and operational performance for Programs. This role will also manage and oversee planning activities related to purchased material items including: demand planning, material requisition execution, prioritization according to production schedules, material status, receipt, inventory, risk analysis and mitigation activities, and material disposition. The Specialist will support cross-functional collaboration between Supply Chain, Production Planning, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Program Management, and Logistics during the execution of the Program build plan.

This position is located in Palm Bay, FL: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/florida

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the Material Management interface to Program teams and align material solutions with business needs.
• Utilize Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems to effectively time phase material to service cash flow objectives and program schedules.
• Plan and schedule materials, equipment, and commodity products of high complexity for government and commercial programs.
• Efficiently manage the material demand process from requirements identification through delivery to the end user.
• Interface with Procurement Buying teams to distribute and manage purchase requisitions.
• Support, lead, and/or chair material status meetings with Program and functional teams.
• Establish, track, and report Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance for large budget programs.
• Manage program budgets, generate revenue forecasts, and explain variances in monthly performance.
• Monitor and reconcile any relevant Supply Chain disruptions that develop throughout the program lifecycle.
• Identify material risks during proposal and execution phases and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Accountable for close-out of contractual obligations (e.g. deliveries and open commitments).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience will also be considered.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to obtain a security clearance (TS/SCI)
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and advanced concepts
• Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain processes
• Knowledge of, and experience with, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), and Common Assessment Standard (CAS) requirements, as well as International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) regulations
• Experience with Earned Value and EVMS
• Lean Six Sigma experience

#LI-JH3