Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (Remote - Fort Wayne IN)

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert with knowledge of the job area and in-depth knowledge of project management, leading all aspects of the Supply Chain acquisition process from proposal stage through Program award and execution.
• Analysis of markets and strategic sourcing to align with business goals.
• Responsible for managing Business Unit cost, schedule, and technical performance, ensuring L3Harris and Customer objectives are achieved, including on-time delivery, exceptional quality, and affordability.
• Monitor and assess project issues and develop mechanisms and resolutions to meet goals.
• Determine feasibility of material, components, specifications, or requirements and support product development activities, including proposal support and engineering change impacts to the supply chain.
• Strong understanding of baseline centric execution and Change Management with the ability to review status of projects, budgets, forecasts, EVMS, and prepare status reports.
• Develop, maintain, and manage strategic relationships with suppliers to achieve Program, Customer, and Corporate goals for sales, orders, and profit.
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional relationships to integrate the supply chain team into program development and execution.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team of Supply Chain Professionals at varying levels of experience.
• Develop, drive, and execute supply chain transformation and improvement projects. Must have functional and operational experience in the Supply Chain Management and Operations domains who can understand, analyze, and define business requirements.
• Use hands-on, cross-functional approaches to identify pain points and drive improvements. Must have the passion, business, and technical acumen and experience to drive best-in-class supply chain processes and efficiencies.
• Responsible for staffing, recruiting, training, talent development, engagement, and retention of employees.
• Negotiation expertise to include drafting and negotiating contract vehicles including Subcontracts, Letter Subcontracts, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Sole Source Agreements.
• Establish and manage major contractual milestones, such as preliminary and critical reviews and other contractual schedule goals throughout the program, including analysis of supplier capacity and capabilities.
• Ensure supplier ability to supply parts with on-going adjustment of material flow for adequate line fill and inventory optimization.
• Apply ingenuity and innovation to develop and implement solutions to complex problems and identify areas for supplier performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Responsible for initiating corrective action measures when necessary.
• Provide timely and accurate Supply Chain status appropriate to various levels of L3Harris Management and external customers.
• Motivated self-starter well versed in the overall Supply Chain Process Flow and managing Business Unit performance in the areas of technical scope, schedule, and cost.
• Apply expertise in managing complex subcontracts, including hardware, software, complex services subcontracts, and follow-on/production subcontracts.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide array of professional levels and functions.
• Lead, direct, and review the work of direct report(s) to maintain workflow and productivity and ensure weekly objectives are achieved.
• Ability to work as an effective leader, while maintaining a team mentality in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Provide input on talent and performance management decisions for the team.
• Manage department and program budgets and support explanation of variances in monthly performance.
• Ability to navigate FAR/DFARS regulations and internal procedures for compliance.
• Support Small Business initiatives.
• Ability to generate spending plans, payment forecasts, and variance reports.
• Follow strategic direction set by Program and functional leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• TS/SCI clearance preferred.
• Experience in the following contract types: FFP, FPIF, T&M, Labor Hour, Cost-Plus (with fixed-fee, incentive fee, or award fee).
• Experience managing budgets and sales forecasting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Previous Leadership experience.

Salary

The salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $103,000 - $191,000. For California, Seattle, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $118,000 - $219,000.

Benefits

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.

Location

Remote (Travel on a regular basis to Fort Wayne IN). Up to 25% travel (all over the country to suppliers).

How to Apply

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close 10/31/2025.

Category
Project Management