Title:  Senior Specialist Procurement

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Procurement

Job Number: 33904

Job Location: Yorba Linda, California

Job Schedule: 4/10

Job Description:

This procurement buyer will primarily be responsible for the execution buying supporting all programs.

Purchases materials and/or commodity products.  Evaluates bids, negotiates price, delivery, quality, and service.  Follows up on all awards through completion of order. Negotiates with suppliers regarding rejections, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes. 

Responsible for low/high dollar procurements and tactical maintenance of all procurement systems (i.e. - expediting, de-expediting, purchase order maintenance, Rejection and Disposition Notification, Revision Change Notification).  Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers and work in a team environment.  Works with minimal oversight.

• Issue RFQs, evaluate bids, select suppliers, and place PO’s.  Negotiate price, delivery, and service.
• Work with quality to ensure proper quality requirements are flowed down to suppliers on both RFQ and purchase order.
• POC for ensuring delivery dates are met, handling over-shipments, cancellations, and receiving issues. 
• Responsible to confirm all purchase orders through completion of delivery. 
• Ensure supplier compliance with PO requirements.
• Follow-up on all awards through completion of order and close out activities
• Expedite Purchase Orders to meet operation ‘need dates’ - work with the suppliers to support unexpected demands.
• Monitor critical shortages daily and work/negotiate the premium requests from suppliers.
• Use CostPoint ERP System to update orders, create new PO’s and add line items.
• Assist with invoice reconciliation.
• Responsible to create a compliant PO package that will pass a CPSR audit.
• Understanding of FAR/DFARs
• Enjoys working with people, developing relationships, and sharing knowledge.
• Ability to communicate effectively (professionally) with both internal and external suppliers.
• Strong interpersonal, organization and communication skills
• Strong follow-up skills are necessary.
• Analytical, problem solving.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to travel, working extended hours.

Qualifications:

• 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

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong computer application skills - Excel, Word and Outlook
• Electronic component knowledge a plus
• CostPoint, SAP, or other ERP tools

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is MIN $84,000.00 - $ MAX $156,000.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New  York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $73,000.00 Min - $135,000.00 Max. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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