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Job Title: Lead, Procurement

Job Code: 20253

Job Location: Lynchburg, VA

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

Job Description:

L3Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications (PSPC) sector has an availability for a Procurement Lead to join the team. 

The Procurement Lead will be responsible for the issuance of purchase orders as required by our ERP system.  In addition, this position is responsible for the individual management of suppliers to ensure excellent performance including high quality materials delivered on-time.  The Lead, Procurement will also create and drive improved material productivity through savings projects they are assigned or that they create. 

Essential Functions:

Manage the issuance of purchase orders as recommended by the planning system or as requested by managementManage PO approval process, PO revisions, supplier confirmation and maintenance of all purchase ordersManages supplier bidding process with creation of RFQs submission to suppliers and summary returned information as requestedControls Suppliers compliance to on time delivery, terms and conditions, supply contracts and product specificationsDrive sourcing solutions for existing products as directed by executive managementResponsible for communication flow between suppliers and A/P to ensure timely and accurate payments to suppliersManage supplier quality issues including return material authorization, cause and corrective action documentation and supplier creditsSupport implementation of cost savings projectsManage parameters in the planning system to ensure accurate purchasing resulting actions

Qualifications:

Bachelor's with 9 years prior experience, Graduate Degree with 7 years prior experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with supplier scorecards and/or KPIsExperience on process improvement initiativesExperience with electronic commodities

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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