Lead Category Manager: Rare Earths & Critical Minerals

L3Harris Technologies; Palm Bay (FL); Sur place; USD 88 000 - 187 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health and disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Résumé du poste

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Category Lead in Palm Bay, FL or other U.S. locations to drive multi-year category strategies for rare earths and critical minerals, optimizing cost, quality, service, and risk across the supply base for space and mission systems.

The role requires serving as category SME, leading sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while partnering with engineering, R&D, quality, legal, and operations to enable product roadmaps and resilient supply chains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of relevant experience; or graduate degree with 7 years; or 13+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in Category Management and Strategic Sourcing; FAR/DFARS knowledge preferred.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and manage multiple priorities.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies focusing on rare earths and critical minerals.
• Lead category SME activities, aligning sourcing with business objectives and product roadmaps.
• Monitor market conditions, geopolitical risks, and trade regulations affecting supply chains.
• Drive supplier diversification, negotiations, and long-term agreements to strengthen resilience.
• Collaborate with engineering, R&D, quality, legal, and operations to support innovation and NPIs.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Forecasting

Demand planning

Supplier capacity alignment

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Description du poste

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Category Lead in Palm Bay, FL or other U.S. locations to drive multi-year category strategies for rare earths and critical minerals, optimizing cost, quality, service, and risk across the supply base for space and mission systems.

The role requires serving as category SME, leading sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while partnering with engineering, R&D, quality, legal, and operations to enable product roadmaps and resilient supply chains.