Senior Specialist, Material Program Manager

About the role

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Specialist Material Program Manager for our Los Angeles / Canoga Park Office. The role involves leading Supply Chain Materiel Management and cross-functional teams to manage ERP activities and establish a procurement strategy in support of the Orion Jettison Motor Program.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a detailed time-phased material acquisition plan and consistently monitor plan against production schedule needs.
• Cook up demand in accordance with MRP recommendations.
• Develop time-phased material sales forecasts based on BOM and key reports (i.e. Purchase Order reports, Requisition Reports, Planned Order reports) to support weekly / monthly enterprise sales reporting.
• Maintain functional progress against established schedules and forecasts utilizing MRP methodologies and strategies.
• Proactively analyze BOM, Line of Balance, and MRP system data to strategically resolve supplier and internal issues that could impact demand satisfaction.
• Establish and drive the implementation of a procurement strategy that is based on data from the ERP / Material Resource Planning (MRP) systems.
• Effectively present and communicate the procurement strategy progress cross-functionally and to the Program Office, highlighting issue / resolution of both supplier and internal constraints that could impact demand satisfaction.
• Coordinate and maintain material acquisition and fabrication status with other functional departments and sites.
• Coordinate the flow of work between and within departments to support demand / program schedules.
• Develop labor and BOM budgets to support proposal activity.
• Manage and monitor performance against budget utilizing an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and support Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities (as needed).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior Supply Chain Management (SCM) experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior SCM experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior SCM experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• RoBust data analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to craft and develop procurement strategies and material acquisition plans.
• Strong presentation and organizational skills to coordinate materials / hardware requirements with multiple departments.
• Advanced to expert computer skills are required (Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), particularly advanced use of MS Excel (i.e. pivot tables, Vlookups).
• Experience with automated ERP / MRP systems (Oracle preferred) and understanding the overall SCMM (Supply Chain / Materiel Management) role in the MRP process.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, particularly aerospace.
• Familiarity with aerospace rocket engine program materials and manufacturing processes.
• General knowledge of supply chain / procurement procedures, writing and audit methods.
• General knowledge of Line of Balance.
• Familiarity with generating compliant government proposals.

Pay

The salary range for this role in the State of California 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.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Schedule

Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.