Principal, Supply Chain Program Management

Job Title: Principal Supply Chain Management

Job Code: 41582

Job Location: Melbourne FL; Rochester NY; Wilmington MA

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

Job Description:

Join a high-impact team building the next generation of space systems. As a Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) you will be the end-to-end supply chain owner for key program and supplier activities shaping material strategy developing suppliers and ensuring that complex hardware is delivered on time on budget and to exacting quality standards.

• Lead Supply Chain execution for key programs
• Serve as the primary supply chain point of contact for Program Management Engineering and Operations.
• Accountable for material cost schedule performance forecasting risk/opportunity management and supplier performance.
• Develop and execute material strategy
• Lead material planning and strategy across all phases of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
• Validate program plans (schedules budgets make/buy decisions procurement and subcontract strategies) before baselining to ensure they are complete accurate and executable.

• Optimize and develop the supply base
• Drive supply base optimization including supplier development dual-sourcing affordability initiatives and long-range risk reduction.
• Assess supplier capacity and capability; ensure supplier readiness and material availability to meet program milestones.
• Be the liaison to key suppliers
• Provide hands-on onsite support at multiple supplier locations (25%45% travel).
• Ensure supplier production aligns to demand quality requirements and schedule commitments and actively resolve supply chain issues at the source.
• Partner on design and DFx
• Provide technical leadership for DFx initiatives (Design for Manufacturability Assembly Test etc.).
• Evaluate engineering changes and assess material and supply chain impacts to protect cost schedule and quality.
• Drive cross-functional problem solving & continuous improvement
• Use structured cross-functional problem-solving to identify supply chain and operational pain points to deliver sustainable improvements.
• Champion process improvements that enhance product development and supply chain efficiency and reliability.
• Manage risk communicate status and influence leaders
• Proactively identify critical supplier risks and opportunities; develop and execute mitigation and recovery plans.
• Provide clear data-driven status updates to program and executive leadership on supply chain health risk posture and strategy.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as supply chain / supplier oversight for multiple suppliers with required travel of approximately 25%45%.
• Apply strong verbal and written communication skills to influence cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Work across a variety of contract types (e.g. FFP FPIF T&M Labor Hour Cost Reimbursement with fixed-fee incentive fee or award fee).
• Act as Cost Account Manager for Supply Chain managing budgets and sales forecasts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (TS/SCI preferred but not required to start).

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of12 years of prior relatedexperience OR Graduate degree with a minimum of10 years of prior lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of program and supply chain management in complex aerospace defense or space hardware environments.
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active TS/SCI clearance (or previously held) preferred but not required to start.
• Program Management experience including Earned Value Management (EVM) to monitor performance and control execution.
• Strong working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and relevant agency supplements with the ability to apply them to procurement and subcontracting.
• Proven leadership experience driving teams processes or projects toward clear deliverables and accountability.
• Hands-on supplier management experience including performance oversight issue resolution and long-term relationship building.
• Experience managing complex subcontractors and long-lead materials for development and production programs.
• Comfortable engaging executive leadership with concise data-driven communication on status risk recovery plans and supply chain strategy

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 $120500 -$223500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state Hawaii Illinois Maryland Minnesota New York state Cleveland Ohio and Vermont is $105000 - $195000. 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