Associate, Procurement

L3Harris•Rochester, NY

About The Position

As a new graduate in the procurement role, the Associate, Procurement assists in maintaining strategic alliances and partnerships established by the Purchasing organization. The role sends requests for information, proposals, and quotes to suppliers; analyzes responses; justifies procurements; and places purchase orders. It streamlines order fulfillment to ensure supplier quality and timely delivery that meet performance metrics. The Associate facilitates communication with vendors, understands and applies company Terms and Conditions, and ensures compliance with corporate policies. The role also helps assess supplier capabilities, participates in risk assessments, escalates issues to management, and recommends appropriate actions. The position is located in Rochester, New York, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Applicants must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, General Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or have completed a bachelor's degree within the last 12 months.
Eligible applicants may be of any age.

Nice To Haves

Experience with supply chain principles and concepts.
Experience with spend management tools.
Purchasing insight into buying and selling principles.
Negotiation skills.
Awareness of different contract types.
Financial and quantitative analytical skills.
Experience with commodity management.
Experience with supplier and performance measurement tools.
Exposure to the sourcing process.
Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Procure material, equipment, supplies, services, and commodity products.
Evaluate costs and analyze supplier bids to attain the best overall value.
Negotiate price, delivery, and quality of products and services, and determine supplier selections.
Track purchase orders through reports; work matched exceptions, open commitments, receiving discrepancies, returns, supplier discrepancies, and problem reports or supplier corrective action responses.
Interface with receiving and accounting to resolve issues.
Manage supplier relationships throughout the acquisition process.
Confer with suppliers to determine factors affecting competitive total cost of ownership, consistent with quality, reliability, and the ability to meet required schedules.
Evaluate root causes and corrective actions with suppliers regarding late delivery performance.
Interpret FAR, DFAR, and ITAR laws, rules, and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses.
Send requests for information, proposals, and quotes to suppliers; analyze responses, justify procurements, and place purchase orders.
Help assess supplier capabilities, participate in risk assessments, escalate issues to management, and recommend appropriate actions.
Apply company Terms and Conditions and ensure compliance with corporate policies.