Sr Associate, Procurement

L3HHCM20•Anaheim, CA

12d•$73,000 - $100,800

About The Position

Maintain strategic alliances and partnerships that have already been established by the Purchasing organization. Perform negotiations, price analysis and order justifications. Execute order fulfillment process to ensure suppliers’ quality and delivery meet performance metrics. Conduct conference calls and establish strong lines of communications with assigned vendors. Understand the Company “Terms and Conditions”, especially the “Specification and Requirements” portion and flow down to the supply base. Immediately escalate any issues to a management and recommend a proper course of action. Make sure all procurements are in compliance with corporate and L3Harris policies and procedures including signature authority. Ensure that the supplier is competent to perform service or manufacture product by assisting in performing a capabilities and risk assessment. Responsible to procure and manage assigned commodities to enable L3 Harris production. This includes purchase order issuance and maintenance, administration of engineering changes, costing and cost project administration and purchased material cost analysis Create PO package with all required documentation; i.e., Price Analysis, Justification Worksheet, Order acknowledgement, PPV, Excess, etc. Participate in supplier negotiations and the supplier selection process Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities, as well as overall material cost control Manage supplier relationships of those commodities assigned, and assist in the development and implementation of supplier base strategies Resolving supplier base problems, including negotiations on Non-Conformances, invoicing, receipt discrepancy, terms and conditions, and service levels Assist with Marketing requests including running Price Models to determine material costs for a proposed project Control and manage the inventory integrity of purchased items in the MRP data base associated with the commodities Provide guidance to the company on key events in the selected commodities that may effect the business plans of the company Seek out new suppliers, and new processes and keep the company abreast of these developments Maintain documentation control in compliance with FAR regulations and company procedures and policies Implement strategic goals as established by leadership and manage selected projects as assigned.

Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or have completed their Master’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.

Nice To Haves

Experience in purchasing in an MRP (ERP) driven manufacturing environment
Negotiation experience
Contract experience, including knowledge of terms and conditions, and other agreement related experience
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Understanding and working knowledge of engineering documentation, product configuration
Interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Ability to work effectively in a digital/remote environment
Experience in government / FAR buying environment is strongly preferred
APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred

Responsibilities

Procure and manage assigned commodities to enable L3 Harris production
Purchase order issuance and maintenance
Administration of engineering changes
Costing and cost project administration and purchased material cost analysis
Create PO package with all required documentation; i.e., Price Analysis, Justification Worksheet, Order acknowledgement, PPV, Excess, etc.
Participate in supplier negotiations and the supplier selection process
Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities, as well as overall material cost control
Manage supplier relationships of those commodities assigned, and assist in the development and implementation of supplier base strategies
Resolving supplier base problems, including negotiations on Non-Conformances, invoicing, receipt discrepancy, terms and conditions, and service levels
Assist with Marketing requests including running Price Models to determine material costs for a proposed project
Control and manage the inventory integrity of purchased items in the MRP data base associated with the commodities
Provide guidance to the company on key events in the selected commodities that may effect the business plans of the company
Seek out new suppliers, and new processes and keep the company abreast of these developments
Maintain documentation control in compliance with FAR regulations and company procedures and policies
Implement strategic goals as established by leadership and manage selected projects as assigned.