Senior Specialist Procurement

Job Title: Sr Specialist Procurement

Job Location: Camden NJ, Anaheim CA, Millersville MD, Northampton MA, Herndon VA, Palm Bay FL (On-Site)

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Maintain strategic alliances and partnerships that have already been established by the Purchasing organization. Will be responsible for all purchase order placement, to include supplier solicitiation, PO creation and award, ensuring all procurements meet and are in compliance with corporate and L3Harris policies and procedures including signature authority, and transitioning the PO to the order management team.  As part of the purchase order process, this role will perform negotiations, price analysis and order justifications, and ensure all purchase orders are acknowledged. Also responsible to immediately escalate any issues to a senior buyer or management so a proper course of action can be implemented.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible to procure and manage assigned commodities (specifically the metal fabrication category) to enable L3 Harris production. This includes purchase order issuance and maintenance, administration of engineering changes, costing and cost project administration and purchased material cost analysis 
• Create PO package with all required documentation, i.e., Price Analysis, Justification Worksheet, Order acknowledgement, PPV, Excess, etc. 
• Lead supplier negotiations and the supplier selection process 
• Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities, as well as overall material cost control 
• Manage supplier relationships of those commodities assigned, and assist in the development and implementation of supplier base strategies 
• Provide training, guidance and coaching Procurement Agents in non-supervisory role
• Assist with Marketing requests including running Price Models to determine material costs for a proposed project 
• Provide guidance to the company on key events in the selected commodities that may effect the business plans of the company 
• Maintain documentation control in compliance with FAR regulations and company procedures and policies 
• Implement strategic goals as established by leadership and manage selected projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• 6 or more years of experience in purchasing in an MRP (ERP) driven manufacturing environment
• Proven negotiation experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Contract experience, including knowledge of terms and conditions, and other agreement related experience
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Understanding and working knowledge of engineering documentation, product configuration
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a digital/remote environment

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in government / FAR buying environment is strongly preferred
• Experience with Metal Fabrication commodities
• Strong technical literacy
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $84,000-156,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability 
insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending 
on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.