Job Title: Associate, Procurement

Job Code: 19182

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80, 1^st Shift; Requires on-call rotation & weekends as needed.

Job Description:

Plans and implements activities related to the procurement of aircraft parts, avionics equipment and supports other commodities as necessary. Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives. Approves and qualifies vendors, obtains quotes, examines bids and makes awards. Follows up on all awards through completion of order. Negotiates with suppliers and analyzes suppliers’ operations to determine factors that affect prices and to determine lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, and maintains necessary records. May prepare request for proposals (RFP) and bid packages. Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes. Follows applicable anti-corruption ethics, laws, and regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Sources, negotiates, and purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, packaging materials, parts, services, license and subscriptions, and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization.
• Reviews proposals, negotiates pricing and terms and conditions, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up with orders placed, verifies delivery schedules, approves payments, and maintains necessary records.  May also prepare request for proposals (RFP) and bid packages.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying and repairing products and to establish price objectives.  Evaluates bids and selects suppliers based on price, delivery, quality, and service to obtain best overall value for L3Harris. Monitors performance of suppliers. Compiles information to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
• This position requires close, professional & courteous daily interface with internal and external customers and all levels of leadership.  Applicant must have excellent communication skills and a thorough understanding of cross-functional interactions as they relate to Depot activities. Strong organizational skills, prioritizing, and the ability to multi-task and interact with several individuals at once is a must.
• Candidate must be willing to be on call, work over-time, weekends, and odd shifts, as the program support requires.

Qualifications:

• This position requires an Active DoD security clearance at the Secret level and must be able to maintain the clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.Procurement sourcing, negotiation, and compliance experience is required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to develop sourcing strategies that align with organizational policy.  Familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
• Experience in the Aerospace Industry preferred.
• Candidate must be able to work closely with team members and have a willingness to learn.
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience inputting and retrieving data in SAP desired.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

This position requires an Active DoD security clearance at the Secret level and must be able to maintain the clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.