Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (Strategic Sourcing)

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (Strategic Sourcing)

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 Manager, Supply Chain Management (Strategic Sourcing)

Job Code: 37732

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; Rochester, NY; Wilmington, MA; Chantilly, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; Fort Wayne, IN; Camden, NJ; Greenville, TX.

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that reduce cost, strengthen supply-chain resiliency, and mitigate operational, geopolitical, and material-specific risks. This role leads cross-functional sourcing initiatives, manages strategic supplier relationships, and ensures alignment with business objectives across a decentralized operating model. A key focus of this position includes partnering with Engineering and Operations to define and operationalize enterprise strategies for Country-of-Origin (COO) and rare-earth-element (REE) risk mitigation. The Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager functions as a critical liaison across sectors, driving consistent sourcing execution, supplier performance, and long-term value creation.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for key categories to reduce cost, improve service, and mitigate risk
• Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier landscapes to identify sourcing opportunities
• Lead the COO & REE initiative, partnering with functional leaders to design and implement scalable processes for identifying, assessing, and mitigating COO and rare-earth-element risks
• Strengthen enterprise supply-chain resiliency by defining sourcing strategies for high-risk areas
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Legal, etc.) to align sourcing strategies with business requirements and priorities
• Drive cost-reduction, value-engineering, and design for supply chain initiatives
• Identify and mitigate supply, geopolitical, quality, and financial risks within the supply base
• Support forecasting and capacity-planning tool development to enhance operational planning, supplier alignment, and risk mitigation
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence without direct authority
• Ability to manage multiple strategic projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of supply-chain risk, total cost of ownership, and supplier performance management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or supplier management
• Experience conducting spend analysis, market research, or supplier assessments
• Experience working in a matrixed or decentralized environment

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in a federal contracting or compliance-driven environment (e.g., FAR/DFARS familiarity)
• Experience with COO, REE, or other material-criticality risk assessments
• Familiarity with category management, market trend analysis/strategies, and supplier-development approaches
• Experience with ERP or procurement systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, SAP, Control)
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and collaborate closely with Engineering and Operations
• Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, Quality, Program teams, and Legal