Specialist, Material Management

L3Harris•Palm Bay, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Specialist, Material Management plans, schedules, and monitors the efficient acquisition and movement of material to support material availability, compliance, and operational performance for Programs. The role manages planning activities for purchased materials, including demand planning, material requisition execution, prioritization according to production schedules, material status, receipt, inventory, risk analysis and mitigation, and material disposition. The Specialist supports cross-functional collaboration among Supply Chain, Production Planning, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Program Management, and Logistics during execution of the Program build plan. The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 2 years of related experience.
In lieu of a degree, at least 8 years of related experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.
Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and advanced concepts.
Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain processes.
Knowledge of and experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), Common Assessment Standard (CAS), International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) requirements.
Experience with Earned Value and EVMS.
Lean Six Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Material Management interface to Program teams and align material solutions with business needs.
Use Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems to time-phase material in support of cash flow objectives and program schedules.
Plan and schedule materials, equipment, and commodity products of high complexity for government and commercial programs.
Manage the material demand process from requirements identification through delivery to the end user.
Interface with Procurement Buying teams to distribute and manage purchase requisitions.
Support, lead, and/or chair material status meetings with Program and functional teams.
Establish, track, and report Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance for large-budget programs.
Manage program budgets, generate revenue forecasts, and explain monthly performance variances.
Monitor and reconcile Supply Chain disruptions throughout the program lifecycle.
Identify material risks during proposal and execution phases and develop risk mitigation plans.
Ensure close-out of contractual obligations, including deliveries and open commitments.