Manager, Procurement - San Diego, United States - L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies

Verified Company

San Diego, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Title:
Manager, Procurement

Job Code: 11255

Job Location:

San Diego, CA**L3Harris Technologies, Space and Airborne Segment (Space Systems, T&RF) 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.

Cables and Wire: Includes but is not limited to fiber optic cables, cable harnesses, multiconductor cables, overmolded cables, RF flex cables, semirigid cables, semiflex cables, ribbon cables, power codes and raw wire.
Contract Manufacturing: Suppliers that market themselves as providing 'electronic manufacturing services' (EMS suppliers). Most EMS providers have the capability to produce printed circuit board assemblies (also known as circuit card assemblies), cables and electromechanical box builds.
Electronic Components: Are the device or entity within a system used to affect their associated field. Components within this category are procured either through distribution or direct with the manufacturer. This category includes but is not limited to actives, circuit protection, connectors, oscillators/crystals/filters, passives, Radio Frequency components and user interfaces.
Metals and Fabrication: The building of mechanical structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes. It is a valueadded process that involves the creation of machines, parts, and structures from various raw materials.
Printed Circuit Boards: Printed circuit board (PCB) forms the backbone of all major electronics, mechanically supporting and electronically connecting electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a nonconductive substrate. This category includes but is not limited to single and doublesided boards, multilayer boards, rigid boards, flex boards, and rigid flex boards.

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 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, 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 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:

Leads, directs, and reviews the work of direct report(s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Has hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval. Reports to Senior Manager or higher.
Works independently and delegates pieces of complex work to support organizational needs.
Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to other employees across the Company within area of expertise.
Responsible for representing and leading on a Portfolio/Division level, and or leading a team of buyers and managers and must possess excellent communication skills and communicate effectively with leadership, a wide array of professional levels, functions, and suppliers.
Expert ability to optimize and leverage organization's talents and the interaction of other functions to maximize efficiencies, improve key performance indicators (KPIs), develop custom strategies, support internal customer needs, and operate with excellence.
Focus on policy, strategy implementation, goals, and operational plans that will have measurable impact on the achievement of overall function or business results.
Expert understanding of Programs and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Requirements Planning systems (finance, MRP, quality, engineering, etc.) and the causeandeffect relationship between these systems.
Expert understanding of Procurements' relationship with other functions and the ability to influence a