Title:  Sr Associate, Subcontracts (Waco, Texas)

Job Title: Sr Associate, Subcontracts

Job Code: 23061

Job Location: Waco, TX

Schedule: 9/80

About L3Harris Technologies:  

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries. 

Job Description:  

Responsible for the procurement of subcontracts including the management of cost, schedule and performance parameters. Implement sourcing strategies, assesses supplier risk (including financial) and develops mitigation plans. Develops subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and/or services. Prepares bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, analyzes and evaluates proposals, negotiates subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes awards, and administers resulting subcontracts. Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts. Participates with contracts administration and purchasing to develop subcontract policies and procedures. Select methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for achieving goals and objectives. May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within established authority. 

 Essential Functions:  

• Experience in Procurement/Subcontracts, with experience buying under FAR regulations.   

• Must have experience in SAP. 

• Negotiation expertise in both cost and terms and conditions is critical.   

• FAR and DFAR’s understanding is a must.   

Qualifications: 

• Intermediate professional with practical knowledge of job area. Works under moderate supervision to set objectives for own job area. Communicates with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures Identifies and addresses changes within own job area. Works to achieve operational targets with some impact on departmental results. 

• Works under moderate supervision. Works independently on larger, moderately complex projects or assignments. Sets objectives for own job area to meet the goals of projects and assignments. May provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and/or support level employees. 

• Communicates with contacts within and outside of own team which may include customers or vendors. Explains and interprets operational processes, practices and procedures of the job area to others within the organization. 

• Work consists of making basic adjustments to systems and processes to solve problems. Identifies, defines and addresses general problems that are typically within the immediate job area. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experiences or standard procedures and basic analysis. 

• Works to achieve operational targets within job area with some impact on department results. Contributes to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects. 

Education & Experience:

• Requires practical knowledge of job area. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 1 years of prior related experience.