Senior Specialist, Procurement

L3Harris Technologies•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is an aerospace and defense technology company delivering solutions for mission-critical customer needs across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. The Senior Specialist, Procurement supports procurement and proposal activities, supplier selection and negotiation, purchase-order administration, delivery performance, and supplier management. The role also manages projects to improve organizational efficiency and professional skills, and uses defined metrics to measure performance, support accountability, and facilitate problem resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is a plus.
Hands-on experience negotiating cost elements, price, schedule, and terms and conditions.
Problem-solving experience.
Experience with Department of Defense purchasing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Coordinate proposal pricing efforts with Program Managers, Hardware Cost Estimating, and other buyers; prepare and follow up on requests for quotation, bid, or proposal.
Issue requests for quotation, bid, or proposal and analyze supplier quotes to identify the best source based on cost, conformance to requirements, and delivery.
Document fair and reasonable pricing under Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements through cost and/or price analysis.
Clearly convey applicable program, company, engineering, and item-specific conformance criteria to suppliers.
Write negotiation plans as required.
Negotiate and establish long-term pricing agreements with suppliers.
Convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders in a timely manner to meet customer delivery requirements.
Maintain accurate purchase-order documentation in accordance with FAR and DFAR requirements and internal policies and procedures.
Follow up on late deliveries and expedite supplier deliveries as required.
Manage supplier performance and open orders.
Conduct Performance Business Reviews with suppliers.
Implement and track applicable purchase-order flow-downs as contractual line items.
Review and interpret drawings, incorporate terms and conditions into purchase orders, and flow down schedule requirements.
Manage projects designed to improve organizational efficiency and professional skills.
Use defined performance metrics to ensure accountability and facilitate problem resolution.
Perform other duties as assigned.