Senior Associate, Procurement

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Associate, Procurement

Job Code: 42001

Job Location: Greenville, Texas On-site

Job Schedule: 9/80 Regular: Off every other Friday, 1st Shift 

Job Description

Senior Associate Procurement.  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 for responsible 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. In this role, the Senior Specialist of Procurement will manage the life-cycle of purchase orders from the initial source selection and acquisition strategy, or onboarding and vetting of new suppliers, through the solicitation, negotiation, and answering supplier information requests, to awarding a purchase order, to facilitating supplier supports request, managing the cost and schedule of the purchase, which includes purchase order management/execution, delivery of goods, invoicing, payment, or return of materials issues, to finalizing the purchase order closeout processes. L3Harris covers a variety of customers which requires the procurement team to be compliant with all government and agency laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Position requires the ability to maintain a DoD Security Clearance. An active DoD (in-scope) Secret Clearance is required. 
• 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.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with cross-functional partners, to help influence and guide stakeholders, customers, and other external partners on Procurement matters.
• Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to procurements.
• May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within established authority.
• Experience with militarized aircraft.
• SAP ERP Experience.
• Work collaboratively with Supplier Quality.
• Practical understanding of Procurements' relationship with other functions and the ability to influence and gain trust within these relationships to collaborate with the team and define the appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Intermediate negotiation skills in best value, lead times, pay terms, milestones, and executing legal documents (i.e., Purchase Order (PO), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Long Term Agreements, Terms and Conditions etc.) to effectively align with the customer needs.
• Must be available for business travel (up to 10%).

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