Director, Supply Chain Management

Company: L3 Technologies
Location: Waco
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Description:
Job Title: Director of Supply Chain, ISR Sector

Job Code: IMS20222507-87350

Job Location: Greenville or Waco, Texas (Must be Onsite 100%, due to customer and operations supporting)

Job Details:

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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 air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

• This position will be responsible for leading the execution of the supply chain function for the ISR Sector, comprised of six individual sites, and exceeding $1.5B in annual material revenue.
• This role will report directly to the Sr. Director of Supply Chain for the IMS Segment and indirectly to the ISR Operations and P&L Leaders in a matrix organization concept.
• This Leader is responsible for the following focus areas across the Sector: Data Analytics, Metrics, Risk Management, Compliance, Training, Sub-Contracting & Procurement functional excellence.
• The role will provide significant strategic support from program conception / pursuit through program execution and close out.
• Leadership will be provided to a team of more than 100 individuals, primarily purchasing and subcontracts, as well as participate in Corporate and Segment initiatives.
• The employee will lead strategy, long term planning, compliance, large negotiations, savings, E3 Initiatives, Supply Chain metrics initiatives and continuous improvement while collaborating with operations, engineering, program management, and other support functions.
• The employee will be responsible for supply chain "Return to Green" initiatives while ensuring all activities are thoroughly communicated to the executive leadership team. It will be paramount to create strong working relationships with all stakeholders across the Segment and Corporate to deliver results.
• The individual will need to communicate and influence at all levels across the company, analyze deliverables beyond the immediate data being provided to provide assumptions and recommend possible next steps.
• The individual will be responsible for developing a world-class supply chain team through staffing, training, and talent management initiatives while serving as a role model for integrity, inclusion, and diversity. Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Working cooperatively with the Functional organizations across the Sector to identify strategic suppliers and subcontractors and work proactively to meet or exceed performance (cost/schedule/technical) needs.
  • Managing Procurement processes and systems. Ensuring the processes are aligned with the appropriate Government, Corporate and Division and contract requirements.
  • Seeking ways to improve performance through implementation of process improvement initiatives based on industry best practices.
  • Selecting, motivating, and leading a strong team.
  • Supporting strategic new business pursuit activities as a critical subject matter expert for purchased and subcontracted systems and services.
  • Ensuring risk management strategies and processes are deployed on critical procurement efforts.
  • Managing and Establishing Supply Chain and Supply Chain Operations metrics to ensure company goals and supplier performance is being met and maintained. Job Qualification Requirements:
    • Bachelor degree with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of applicable experience to include experience in leading or supporting a fully integrated Supply Chain organization. A combination of education and experience may also be considered.
    • Direct experience supporting a large Operations organization with a scope of OVER $500 million in spend, where Operations was the supported customer.
    • 5+ years of presenting directly to Executive Leadership.
    • Must be able to be onsite at Greenville, TX.
    • Position requires an active DoD Secret Security Clearance and the ability to maintain the said clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
    • Advanced technical skills of Supply Chain Management including planning, inventory, roadmapping, operations, logistics etc.
    • Experience with Government Subcontracting and compliance.
    • Proven experience in leading a high performing team.
    • Experience in negotiation of large complex subcontracts and agreements.
    • Must have advanced computer skills and a solid understanding and knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, SAP preffered. Soft Skills/Preferred:
      • Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to interact with all levels of management
      • Excellent analytical and organization skills
      • Ability to manage change in an organization, reengineering its culture and approach to workload management.
      • Experience with Tableau dashboard experience preferred.

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