Head of Supply Chain - Active Duty Staffing : Job Details

From ocean to orbit and everywhere in between, Harris provides mission-critical solutions to connect, inform and protect the world. Harris is a proven leader in tactical communications , geospatial systems and services , air traffic management , environmental solutions , avionics and electronic warfare , and space and intelligence . Harris delivers its innovative solutions through its threebusiness segments: Communication Systems , Space and Intelligence Systems and Electronic Systems .

Responsible for the Supply Chain organization for the Electronic Warfare Business Unit of Electronic Systems Sector of Harris Corporation.This Business Unit has 2 primary locations (Clifton, NJ and Van Nuys, CA.). Total sales for this Business Unit is $500 mil annually with approx. $225 mil in spend managed by the supply chain team. The functional role includes the procurement, subcontracts, material planning, and material handling organizations. The total Headcount is approx. 70 team members with 15 in Van Nuys and 55 in Clifton. The leader will be responsible for the staffing of the supply chain team consistent with program and dept. budget plans. The development of the entire organization will be considered a key aspect of this role along with the upfront engagement with the Engineering and program teams to influence the new product/program designs for an effective supply chain outcome. The ability to drive productivity improvements (Supplier Quality, Cost and cycle time) year over year is a critical aspect of this role. The leader will be a member of the Business Unit staff to assure alignment of the supply chain initiatives with the business needs along with reporting to the Supply Chain Director for Electronic Systems for alignment on corp. functional supply chain goals and strategies.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field. Masters in Business Administration desired.

12-15+ years of diverse professional management experience in all areas of Supply Chain/Procurement or Operations in a government contracting environment

Preferred Additional Skills:

Significant experience leading the acquisition of custom, complex Electronic RF assemblies.

Significant experience implementing Supply Chain strategies to in the design phase to achieve Quality, Cost and specification performance requirements.

Demonstrated experience in developing and building a high performing organization.

Government Procurement Experience.

Experience with Contractor Procurement System Review (CPSR) requirements.

Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Acquisition Regulations (DFAR).

Direct experience with Long Term Agreements and/or Blanket Purchase Agreements.

Direct experience with Negotiation Terms & Conditions.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.