Specialist, Category Management

Job Title: Specialist Category Management

Job Code: 44780

Job Location: Rochester NY; Melbourne FL

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

Job Description:

The Category Management function will assist in development and implementation of commodity sourcing strategies through organizational and marketplace assessments. A successful Category Management Associate will work with cross-functional teams analyze supplier performance identify potential risks and recommend mitigation strategies and support capability/capacity assessments. Additionally this role will require participation in supplier negotiations sound business acumen and interpersonal skills and focus on leveraging the organizations scale to achieve the best possible quality technology cost and delivery for our customers

Essential Functions:

• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Support development and execution of the category strategy for the segment
• Support regular communication with supply chain leadership and functional teams on category status challenges and opportunities
• Coordinate on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand evolving business objectives expectations and specific requirements
• Manage supplier relationships and segmentation based on key enterprise priorities
• Manage analyze take appropriate actions and create risk mitigation strategies
• Participate in on-site supplier events to include SBRs and industrial capability and capacity assessments
• Develop market insights through research and data industry developments supply/demand dynamics emerging technologies leading-edge practices
• Partner with team members on negotiations (for best total cost of ownership make vs. buy analyses inventory reduction programs security of supply data analysis) and develop negotiation strategy (approach fallback positions acceptable terms and conditions contracts) through to closure.
• Partner as a subject matter expert (SME) on a continuous basis with internal customers to understand evolving business objectives expectations and specific requirements
• Coordinate with sectors to deliver flawless new product introduction (NPI) with preferred suppliers that achieve targeted BOM cost and all program objectives and milestones

• Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with sector/segment teams suppliers key stakeholders and category team members

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with 4 years prior experience 2 year post-secondary/AA Degree and 8 years prior experience or Graduate Degree with 2 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in supply chain procurement engineering or data management
• Experience conducting spend analysis market research or supplier assessments
• Experience working in a matrixed or decentralized environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook Excel Word Project and PowerPoint
• Six Sigma Green Belt or other Lean Experience
• Technical Background
• Supplier or Customer interactions (internal or external)
• Excels in a team environment - developing relationships and sharing knowledge
• Experience with data analysis financial modeling or cost analysis
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP Oracle) or procurement platforms

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In compliance with pay transparency requirements thesalary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New York state Cleveland Ohio Vermont and Virginia is$63500 - $117500. 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.