Senior Associate, Procurement

Job Title

Senior Associate, Procurement

Camden NJ, Millersville MD, Fall River MA, Northampton MA, Herndon VA, Salt Lake City UT, Philadelphia PA, Tulsa OK, Anaheim CA or Norfolk VA

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This position will work to maintain strategic alliances and partnerships that have already been established by the Purchasing organization. The role itself will perform negotiations, price analysis and order justifications. The individual in this position will work to streamline the order fulfillment process to ensure suppliers’ quality and delivery meet performance metrics. You will also conduct conference calls and establish strong lines of communications with assigned vendors.

You will be required to understand the Company “Terms and Conditions”, especially the “Specification and Requirements” portion and flow down to the supply base. The person in this role would immediately escalate any issues to management and recommend a proper course of action. You will also make sure all procurements are in compliance with corporate and L3

Harris policies and procedures including signature authority. Lastly, this position will ensure that the supplier is competent to perform service or manufacture product by assisting in performing a capabilities and risk assessment.

• Responsible to procure and manage assigned commodities 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
• Resolving supplier base problems, including negotiations on Non-Conformances, invoicing, receipt discrepancy, terms and conditions, and service levels
• Assist with Marketing requests including running Price Models to determine material costs for a proposed project
• Control and manage the inventory integrity of purchased items in the MRP data base associated with the commodities
• Provide guidance to the company on key events in the selected commodities that may effect the business plans of the company
• Seek out new suppliers, and new processes and keep the company abreast of these developments
• 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.

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Master’s Degree or have completed their Master’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.
• Negotiation experience
• 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

• Experience in government / FAR buying environment is strongly preferred
• Experience purchasing Electro-Mech products (CCAs/PWBs, cable assemblies, etc.)
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater

D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is [$63,000 MIN - $117,000 MAX]. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is [$55,000 MIN - $102,000 MAX]. 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.

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Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible…