Senior Specialist, Supply Chain Management (Supplier Development)

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Supply Chain Management (Supplier Development)

Job Code: 38804

Job Location: Field

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

Job Description:

Candidate will work with suppliers to ensure access to and alignment on technical data requirements and specifications with members from engineering, quality and other functional experts to enable the supplier to become qualified in manufacturing products for defense programs.  Candidate will be exposed to and need to understand basic technical and manufacturing requirements, such as reading drawings, understanding specifications, and collaborating engineers and technology experts to create action plans and projects to successfully on-board the supplier.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with suppliers on new product development and technological innovations.


• Oversee supplier development of manufacturing baseline documentation, and align planning with Project Engineering, Quality and other functions as necessary.


• Ensure timeliness of technical/manufacturing Q&A between supplier and COEs, to include drawing, specification, statement of work, and other requirements package documentation.


• Author and/or review inputs to supplier validation/qualification statement of works for new processes.


• Encourage suppliers to propose innovative solutions that can enhance products or processes.


• Align with engineering and strategy department personnel to promote and align internal research & development (IR&D) projects


• Generate weekly status reports to management and engineering


• Travel 50% to supplier location(s) (could be some international travel as needed)

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:

• Security Clearance would be preferred, but not necessary. 


• Master degree or focus in supply chain preferred.


• Work in manufacturing environment using basic technical skills such as drawing reviews, standard operating procedure development and/or equipment usage.


• Excellent computer skills, especially Microsoft Office products, as well as MRP/ERP system knowledge


• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task project actions


• Communication skills to lead meetings and develop presentation packages and business case analysis for review with business leaders

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 $84,000 - $156,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $73,000 - 135,000. 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.