Title:  Associate Manager, Procurement (Palm Bay, FL)

Job Title: Associate Manager, Procurement

Job Code: 29333

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description: 

• Procures materials and equipment for the Mission Avionics Complex Machine Fab Commodity of medium to high complexity and value for government and commercial programs. 
• Negotiates with suppliers, evaluates bids, and selects suppliers based on price, delivery, quality, and service. 
• Resolve problems and make recommendations. Interface with materiel, engineering, quality, and program management. 
• Monitor activities against department objectives and submit performance reports to management. 
• Utilize MRP systems, PeopleSoft financial system, RI Web Applications, and eXpo applications. 
• Assist in development of strategic supplier relationships. 
• Participate and/or lead projects/teams as assigned. 
• Identifies process improvements and facilitates implementation.
• Attend meetings & conference calls with programs to manage more complex procurements.

Essential Duties:

• Provide mentoring and supervision to staff members.
• Monitor and assign work to direct staff and coordinate with other group leaders to balance workload.
• Review and approve purchase order packages above buyer signature authority.
• Write and hold mid-year and year-end performance reviews and conduct career development discussions.
• Champion organizational objectives and provide guidance to staff members.
• Responsible for disseminating information to and from staff members utilizing formats such as stand up meetings and/or staff meetings.
• Responsible for managing any performance issues of staff members including attendance or ability to carry out job responsibilities.
• Develop and manage RFQ/RFP process, negotiate agreements and manage/administer the contract for medium complexity and value for government and commercial programs.
• Evaluates bids and selects suppliers based on price, delivery, quality, and service to obtain best overall value for Harris.
• Utilize MRP systems, PeopleSoft financial system, Supplier Rating System, and expo portal applications. 
• Interprets FAR/DFAR/ITAR laws, rules and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses.
• Tracks all Purchase Orders through reports, works matched exceptions, open commitments, receiving discrepancies, returns, supplier discrepancies, and problem reports/supplier corrective action responses. Interfaces with receiving and accounting to resolve issues.
• Meets established goals, objectives, and performance metrics and solves problems of increased scope and complexity where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
• Confers with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance.
• Builds stable working relationships with manufacturing, quality engineers, material management and program office regarding procurement demands by early involvement with programs and suppliers to determine risk mitigation actions for critical path parts.
• Participate on projects/teams as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledgeable in procurement, supply chain, and material management processes.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Negotiation and follow up skills required.
• PC skills in MS office, with Word and Excel formats essential.
• Knowledge in Control (MRP) and PeopleSoft financials a plus.
• Purchasing experience in various commodities
• Ability to follow through with work assignments and show dedication to producing work of the highest quality.
• Detail oriented and organized. 
• Excellent communication and written skills. 
• Negotiation and follow up skills.
• PC skills in MS office, with Word and Excel formats essential.

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