Lead, Category Management

About L3Harris

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Details

Job Title: Lead, Category Management

• Job Code: 40572
• Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; Rochester, NY; Wilmington, MA; Chantilly, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; Fort Wayne, IN; Camden, NJ; Greenville, TX
• Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description

L3Harris’ is seeking a Category Lead to join our Space and Mission Systems Category Management Team. The Category Lead is responsible for developing and executing multi-year category strategies that optimize cost, quality, service, supply continuity, and compliance across assigned commodities. This role serves as the category subject matter expert for Electronic Components, leading sourcing strategy development, supplier performance, and risk mitigation while partnering cross-functionally to support business objectives, technical requirements, and product roadmaps.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies focusing on semiconductors, passive components, connectors, electromechanical devices, and other electronic commodities to drive cost reduction, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and compliance.
• Serve as the category SME, partnering with internal stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business objectives, technical requirements, and product roadmaps.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier capabilities, geopolitical risks, trade regulations, and emerging technologies to inform category strategy and sourcing decisions.
• Lead supplier diversification, strategic negotiations, and long-term agreements to strengthen supply resilience and maximize enterprise value.
• Influence cross-functional teams and suppliers to drive design to value ideation, joint process improvement, and enhanced innovation
• Develop market insights through research and data, industry developments, supply/demand dynamics, emerging technologies, leading-edge practices
• Drive supplier risk management, traceability, and due diligence to ensure compliance with sourcing restrictions, import/export controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, performance reviews, and escalations to improve accountability, quality, service, and delivery.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, R&D, quality, legal, and operations to support innovation, NPI execution, and overall category performance.
• Assess supplier and platform risks, develop the appropriate contingency plans, and drive inclusion into overall decision-making process

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with Category Management and Strategic Sourcing processes
• Experience working with forecast, demand planning, and supplier capacity alignment processes

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry preferred with specific FAR/DFAR experience
• Experience presenting and discussing strategy and analysis to business leaders

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Virginia, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $100,500 - $186,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $87,500 - $162,000. 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. The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close October 31, 2026.