Maintain strategic alliances and partnerships established by the Purchasing organization
Perform negotiations, price analysis and order justifications
Streamline the order fulfillment process to ensure suppliers’ quality and delivery meet performance metrics
Conduct conference calls and establish strong lines of communications with assigned vendors
Understand the Company “Terms and Conditions” and flow down to the supply base
Immediately escalate any issues to management and recommend proper courses of action
Ensure all procurements comply with corporate and L3Harris policies and procedures
Assist in performing capabilities and risk assessments of suppliers
Create PO packages with required documentation
Lead supplier negotiations and selection process
Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities
Manage supplier relationships and assist with supplier base strategies
Resolve supplier base problems
Provide training and guidance to Procurement Agents
Assist with Marketing requests

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
4 or more years of experience in purchasing in an MRP (ERP) driven manufacturing environment
Proven negotiation experience
Contract experience including knowledge of terms and conditions
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Understanding and working knowledge of engineering documentation, product configuration

Benefits

health and disability insurance
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
EAP
education assistance
parental leave
paid time off
company-paid holidays

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

negotiationprice analysisorder fulfillmentcapabilities assessmentrisk assessmentcost reductioncontract managementengineering documentationproduct configurationpurchasing

Soft Skills

communicationproblem solvingleadershiptrainingrelationship management

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeGraduate Degree