Lead, Category Management

L3HHCM20•Tallahassee, FL

7h•Remote

About The Position

L3Harris’ Corporate Headquarters located in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Lead, Category Management to join our Corporate Direct Category Management Team. This highly visible, fast-paced, multi-dimensional role drives organizational value by providing strategic and day-to-day leadership across our Enterprise Electronics OEM spend. Key responsibilities include working with executive management and functional stakeholders to lead category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management. This includes creating and executing category and sourcing strategies aimed at cost reduction, supply simplification, and ensuring product availability, with a spend responsibility of $500M. Strong business acumen, advanced negotiation skills, and a deep understanding of global economics and market data are required to forecast trends, reduce material costs, and drive continuous improvement. The role requires evaluating supplier risk and actively implementing risk mitigation strategies. Additionally, this position demands excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to influence change across Segments, Sectors and Programs. This role will report to the Director of Category Management as part of the Corporate Direct Category Management Team and our strategic supply chain organization focused on leveraging the company’s scale and deploying best practices that achieve best possible quality, technology, cost and delivery for our customers.

Requirements

Bachelor's with 9 years prior experience in data engineering, Graduate Degree with 7 years prior experience in data engineering. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience in Category Management and Strategic Sourcing processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry preferred with specific FAR/DFAR experience
Self-managed/motivated – ability to independently set priorities, meet commitments with a desire to continuously improve
Strong interpersonal and planning skills to lead change through influencing abilities
Ability to own collaboration across Segments and gain executive buy-in
Coordinate across commodities and segments
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to present and discuss strategy and analysis

Responsibilities

Own building, managing and ensuring execution of the category strategy for Connectors/Cables and PWBs
Partner as a subject matter expert (SME) on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand evolving business objectives, expectations and specific requirements
Set procurement performance targets against Enterprise-wide strategic goals and monitor performance
Develop market insights through research and data, industry developments, supply/demand dynamics, emerging technologies, leading-edge practices
Maintain detailed knowledge of, and extensive experience in, requirements for materials, services, and supplier capabilities in Cables, Connectors, and PWBs
Drive regular communications with Segment Category teams, SC leadership, and cross-functional teams on category status, challenges, and cost or cash opportunities
Recommend all procurement levers, including supplier rationalization, direct negotiations, make vs. buy analyses, vendor managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, rebates, should-costing
Develop and lead multi-year sourcing strategies and advise Sourcing Specialist, Segment Category Managers, and Procurement
Define negotiation strategies and lead negotiations with strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across L3Harris and its affiliates
Develop Statements of Work and Terms and Conditions with suppliers in accordance with engineering, production, and quality requirements
Influence cross-functional teams and suppliers to drive design to value ideation, joint process improvement, and enhanced innovation
Coordinate with Segments to deliver flawless new product introduction (NPI) with preferred suppliers that achieve targeted BOM cost and all program objectives and milestones
Direct SRM process for portfolio of strategic suppliers and act as key point in escalation path for Segment supplier issues (e.g., supplier quality and service, contract disputes, and other discrepancies)
Organize quarterly business reviews with key suppliers and coordinate with Segments to drive supplier accountability
Assess supplier and platform risks, develop the appropriate contingency plans, and drive inclusion into overall decision-making process
Leverage advanced procurement analytics and tools (e.g., cost modeling, price regression analysis, scenario planning, eAuctions, etc.) and drive systems and analytics best practices across the organization