Specialist Category Management

L3Harris Technologies•Anaheim, CA

1d•$73,000 - $135,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Specialist, Category Management, to join the Maritime Category Management team. The role manages a defined set of suppliers within assigned categories, focusing on improving underperforming suppliers and executing supplier rationalization strategies. It partners with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Operations, and Procurement, to enhance supplier performance, reduce risk, optimize cost, and rationalize the supplier base where appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Finance, or Engineering.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated management expertise in multiple commodities.
Understanding of contractual terms and conditions and how to mitigate risk.
Project management experience.
Experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation creation.
Procurement experience in an MRP (ERP)-driven manufacturing environment.
Proven negotiation experience.
Understanding and working knowledge of engineering documentation and product configuration.
Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of category strategies addressing supplier performance improvement and supplier base rationalization.
Monitor supplier performance using defined KPIs, including OTIF, quality defects, lead times, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.
Lead or support performance review meetings with poor-performing suppliers to discuss results, root causes, and corrective actions.
Escalate chronic performance issues to senior management with data-driven recommendations for remediation or supplier exit.
Prepare business cases for rationalization decisions, considering cost, quality, continuity of supply, and internal resources.
Support or lead supplier negotiations to improve commercial terms, service levels, and performance commitments.
Partner with Quality, Operations, and Procurement to capture supplier performance issues and align improvement priorities.
Use procurement and ERP systems, scorecards, and dashboards to track supplier KPIs and rationalization progress.
Provide management with regular reports and recommendations on supplier performance trends, improvement plans, and rationalization outcomes.
Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen supplier onboarding, performance monitoring, and exit processes.