Senior Associate, Procurement

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Job Title: Senior Associate, Procurement Job Code: 42175 Job Location: Melbourne, FL Job Schedule: 9/80 Job Description: L3Harris Technologies, Space and Mission Systems Segment Mission Network Sector is seeking an exceptionally motivated, proactive individual to support the Procurement function. 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. 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. In addition, this function's aim is to achieve substantial cost reductions, increase product development speed, and increase quality assurance by incorporating KPIs, strategic planning, supplier vetting, supplier relationship/performance management, category management, risk management, and Lean Practices. In this role, the procurement professional 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, including 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 customer segments including U.S. Federal Government, Other Governments, Defense and Aerospace, and Commercial, both international and domestic. This requires the procurement team to be compliant with all government and agency laws and regulations. Essential Functions: Works under moderate level of guidance and direction. Supports assigned commodity of basic complexity to medium complexity. Communicates effectively with suppliers, management and supports cross-functional requests and inquiries. Ensures all applicable program, company, compliance, engineering, quality, technical specifications, and other item-specific conformance criteria are clearly and adequately conveyed to suppliers for accountability. Responsible for sourcing, administering, management, and close out of purchase orders based on experience, technical proficiency, commodity expertise, and supplier relationship and risk management capabilities. Able to negotiate, price, lead times and pay terms, and execute legal documents as required (i.e., Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Legal Agreements, Terms and Conditions etc.). Reviews Purchase Order (PO) Compliance packages up to Delegation of Authority (DOA) level, which includes familiarity with source justifications, commercial certifications, and price justifications along with other Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR/DFARS), FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) and Department of Defense (DOD) Contractors Purchasing System Review (CPSR) requirements. Ensures supplier is adhering to the technical specifications and terms of the purchase order. Able to analyze and ensure compliance to prime contract and program's contractual, legal, technical, and quality requirements. Develops action plans to address supplier performance trends, mitigate supplier risks, and lead items to closure. Proactively communicates with suppliers to identify and resolve internal supply chain disruptions as they arise. Manages and resolves Supplier Support Requests (i.e., supplier deviation requests, first article inspection, supplier change notification, engineering change notice). Promotes supplier relationship management practices, and enhances system processes including return to vendor, nonconformance request, supplier root cause corrective action requests, and supplier payments. Able to manage all aspects of supplier communications, actions, and resolution of issues within a cross functional team. Incorporates personal metrics into workload while gaining understanding of supplier metrics. May mentor others as a PEER Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 2 years of prior related experience. Master’s Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. Minimum 1 year experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) Preferred Additional Skills: Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel Continuous improvement experience or certificate in Lean Six Sigma Excellent organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Takes proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability. Ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment. Basic knowledge and understanding of, FAR/DFARs, Prime and program flow down requirements, Quality Assurance Codes, and Trade Compliance Laws. Basic knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain's influence on annual operating plan to include orders, sales, profit, and cash flow. 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