L3Harris

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Procurement

Job Code: SAS20221503-78731

Job Location: Alpharetta, GA

Job Description:

This individual will manage a portfolio of complex procurement acquisitions with both new and existing programs. The qualified candidate must have a thorough understanding and experience with acquisition principles, theories, concepts, regulations, and experience demonstrating a broad application of those practices, techniques, and standards.

The candidate must be customer focused and possess the ability to develop innovative solutions to a variety of complex problems; have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills to accurately report findings and procurement status to a variety of audiences; and have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and guide cross-functional teams, customers and external suppliers. In addition to this skill set, the candidate will also be required to lead negotiations with suppliers for complex procurements.

Essential Functions:

• Review, plan, negotiate purchases in accordance within established policy and procedures
• Obtain written quotations from suppliers in support of competitive bidding
• Managing suppliers to negotiate best pricing and lead-time.
• Work with suppliers to expedite purchase order deliveries.
• Attend production meetings in support of manufacturing requirements.
• Maintains accurate supplier, purchase order and department files, including MRB activites.
• Understands and utilizes the ASL (Approved Supplier List) in supporting the timely placement of purchase orders
• As required searches out alternate vendors or supplies to mitigate supply risk.
• Oversees maintenance of an up-to-date filing system on pricing and vendors to ensure immediate and accurate access to information.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 8 -10 years of Buying experience
• Recent experience buying in a DoD environment
• Knowledge of DFAR, FAR
• Understanding of purchasing requirements within AQ9100

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple major Suppliers.
• Must be able to organize required documents within a paperless proces.
• Well organized with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Masters Degree, with minimum of 5 years of DoD procurement experience
• Strong Knowledge of ERP Systems
• Mastery of MS Excel (Spreadsheets)
• Experience as a Trainer