Senior Contracts Administrator

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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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.

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Senior Contracts Administrator

Melbourne

The Opportunity

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator to join our Melbourne office to assist in management of contracts for the Enterprise Network Modernisation Program (ENMP). In this role, the successful candidate will contribute to the end-to-end assistance of managing a major contract associated as part of Commercial Team. The role is exciting and requires a confident professional who is able to contribute to work in a fast paced enviroment while effectively maintaining important relationships, along with the ability to resolve problems, and use sound judgement. This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skillset, and contribute to an industry leading Air Traffic Modernisation initiative.

The company has more than five decades of innovative and exceptional performance and have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers. This is a unique opportunity for the right person to hit the ground running with a new project and to make a mark. This is a chance to assist in development of effective processes to handle a busy and fast-paced body of work with lots of changes.

The role requires communication skills, a positive approach, and someone who is keen to work hard alongside peers to make their mark in a high volume, exciting commercial environment.

What the role will involve :

Working independently with minimal supervision

Lead and serve as the main point of contact in the preparation / execution of

RFI / RFP / RFQ's

Non-Disclosure Agreements

Subcontract modifications

Information transferred to suppliers via the secure website

Supplier Vetting Requests

Supplier Quality approvals

Analyze and ensure compliance to prime contract and program's contractual, legal, technical, and quality requirements.

Process invoices for Commercial and Government subcontracts and resolves associated problems with receipts and / or invoicing.

Ensure files are maintained in compliance with L3Harris Policies and government requirements including creation, management, and archiving, of contract and subcontract files / required documentation

Work in collaboration with the Delivery team to develop action plans to address problematic trends and escalates large issues with functionally approved action plans.

Contribute to the wider program team in achieving outcomes and ensuring all commitments are met.

Assistance with management of all contractual processes and reporting, both internal and external while maintaining pertinent records.

Implement Supply Chain strategies to effectively align with the program execution, structure, and manage deliveries to milestones outlined in SOW and Program Management requirements.

Proactive management of high volume of change. Ensure timely responses to change requests, hold subcontractors accountable to meet tight deadlines at times, evaluate change information, consolidate information into concise and effective contractual documentation, commercially negotiate contractual clauses and pricing, and understand the flow-downs between the head agreement and the subcontracts.

Support internal and external audits.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree and extensive prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree and relevant prior related experience.

Total years 5 related experience to be one or a combination of the following : Supply Chain, Subcontracts, Contracts, Procurement, Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Compliance, Legal and Government compliance, and / or Finance. Coursework, or practical experience that demonstrates business acumen, compliance, legal, negotiations skills, analytical mindset, strategy development and execution.

Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Minimum of 3 years experience in negotiations, contract or sub-contract performance / risk management.

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (Supply Chain, Contract Management, Finance, Commerce, Law, etc.) from a recognized institution, and / or equivalent relevant commercial experience

Preferred Additional Skills :

Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.

Demonstrate a strong attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

Possess excellent communication skills, quality commitment, customer focus, strong interpersonal skills and be adaptable.

Experience managing contracts or sub-contracts that include telecommunications services, software development, IT Equipment / Solution providers, complex services, and lease / financing agreement subcontracts.

Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools and PeopleSoft financial systems.

Advanced understanding to stage program requirements to effectively align with the program execution, structure, and manage deliveries to milestones aligned with Program requirements.

Advanced ability to coordinate cross functionally with Program Management and Contracts to determine the appropriate means of acquisition and develop strategic acquisition solutions spanning from capture to execution.

Advanced knowledge and experience with various contract types (i.e., FFP, Cost Reimbursement, CPFF, CPAF, CPIF, Time & Material, Labor Hour).

A problem solver – capable of making decisions to resolve issues

About us

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

A few of our employee benefits are :

5 Weeks annual leave

Flexible annual leave (buy & sell up to 2 weeks)

Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to

2 years)

Discounted private health insurance

Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover

Novated Car Leasing

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility.

Eligibility and clearance process information can be found at;

• respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.