Senior Specialist, Procurement

About the role

L3Harris Technologies, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) is seeking an exceptionally motivated, proactive individual to execute and manage urgent purchases for a classified program area. This role requires an eye for detail, accuracy, excellent interpersonal skills, and proven track record for taking the initiative, delivering exceptional results, and exceeding expectations in support of our Customer.

The Procurement function is responsible for acquiring goods and services from suppliers, receiving the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right time, for the right value, from the right source to optimize business performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of the Procurement acquisition process from proposal stage through Program award and execution.
• Draft, issue, and negotiate various contract vehicles, including RFPs, NDAs, Purchase Orders, Master Purchase and Service Agreements, Intercompany Work Authorizations, and others.
• Complete supplier selection process while understanding and mitigating risk associated with the project and initiate corrective action with Suppliers when necessary.
• Communicate with contacts inside and outside of Procurement department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and manage relationships with suppliers to achieve Program, Customer, and Corporate goals for sales, orders, and profit.
• Identify areas for performance improvement, cost reduction, and support implementation.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with cross-functional partners, to help influence and guide stakeholders, customers, and other external partners on Procurement matters.
• Prepare procurement bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, develops evaluation criteria, analyzes and evaluates proposals, negotiates procurement provisions, selects or recommends suppliers, writes procurement packages for review, prepares awards and administers resulting procurements.
• Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to procurements.
• May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within established authority.

Requirements

• Position requires the ability to maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• An active DoD (in-scope) Secret Clearance is required.
• Must be available for business travel (up to 10%).
• Must be available for on-call requirements 24/7 when required.

Skills

• Procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience is required.
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry particularly aircraft industry preferred.
• Candidate must be able to work closely with team members and have a willingness to learn.
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience inputting and retrieving data in SAP desired.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Qualifications

Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team.

Typically has strong knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR Procurement regulations.
• SAP ERP.
• Experience with Militarized Aircraft.