L3Harris

Job Title: Manager, Material Management - Material Program Manager

Job Code: 10583

Job Location: Waco, TX

Schedule: 9/80, Off every other Friday

Job Description:

The Manager, Material Management position manages team of Material Program Managers which provide Supply Chain/Material Management (SC/MM) representation and leadership in support of Business Unit and Business Development activities. They are responsible for effectively leading the SC/MM functional organization to develop and document strategies, plans, and processes to manage the supply chain for integration into the Program Management plan. They work directly with Program Management and act as the primary customer contact for the Supply Chain portion of program activities. They represent procurement on the program integrated program teams (IPTs) and interface cross functionally in the resolution of material status, problems or issues.

Essential Functions:

• 35% - Lead team through the development, utilization, and maturity of Standard Work and processes which provide value-add input to the Material Strategic Planning and Execution of customer programs.
• 30% - Assemble and lead integrated cross functional team(s) within assigned program(s)while interacting with supplier(s), supply chain director, program managers, functional managers, and customers to achieve subcontract cost, schedule and technical objectives.
• 25% - Support the Supply Chain portion of development and production proposals, including planning and execution of affordability, supplier quality and other supplier performance improvement initiative, being submitted to Government and Prime Contractor programs.
• 10% - Prepare presentations and lead teams in presentations to peers, customers, suppliers and managers.

Qualifications:

Requires strong knowledge of job area. Viewed as having a specialty within discipline. May have broad knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Minimum of 6 years experience of supply chain management, lean manufacturing, assembly and ATP processes required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Six Sigma and/or Lean Certification
• Experience in supply planning, inventory management, or data management
• Proficient in MS Office
• Strong communication skills
• SAP Knowledge
• Ability to use technical knowledge and experience to evaluate plans, processes and results of the supporting team is required.
• Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, strong leadership skills, and interpreting program management, engineering and supplier demands in a continuously changing environment with minimal guidance.
• Solid working knowledge of project management methods within the defense acquisition environment including program planning, integrated master scheduling, budgeting and earned value management.
• Travel to other L3Harris sites and flexibility to work extended hours may be required.
• Demonstrated abilities in team building, leadership and delegation skills to achieve project objectives are also required.
• Experience in leading, encouraging, reviewing and critiquing work of supporting team members to maximize program success.
• Must be capable of defining and negotiating task objectives, scope description and completion criteria for specific and broad activities as well. The applicant will be required to coordinate multiple activities simultaneously and to make real-time plan adjustments in response to problems and unexpected interim results.
• Must have working capability in the use of typical office computer programs for conduct of program management such as MS PowerPoint (presentations, logic diagrams), MSProject (basic scheduling), MS Excel (entering formulas, graphing, developing spreadsheets), and MS Word (tables, program plans).

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