Lead, Supply Chain Management - Proposal Manager
At a glance
Senior Revenue & Sales Operations role at L3Harris Technologies. Palm Bay.
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What you'll do
- Lead supply chain inputs for domestic and international bids, covering materials, labor, compliance, and submission timing
- Run supplier quote requests, analyze responses, update pricing, and prepare teams for cost and price reviews
- Maintain bid risk registers and carry assumptions, mitigations, and exposures into the broader program register
- Join kickoff, color-team, compliance, pricing, and management reviews to keep submissions accurate and on schedule
- Coordinate with business development, contracts, programs, engineering, finance, and supply chain stakeholders on proposal content
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree plus at least nine years of relevant experience, or equivalent graduate-degree or experience paths
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and customer acquisition rules, with proposal experience across listed contract structures
- Experience creating auditable Basis of Estimate documentation and supporting complex aerospace and defense proposals
- Strong Microsoft Office skills and clear written and verbal communication across functional teams
Who this fits
This role suits a senior proposal professional who can lead supply chain estimating, supplier coordination, risk tracking, and compliance reviews. You can be based in Palm Bay or Alpharetta, follow a 9/80 schedule, and travel as needed for high-priority bids, typically ten to twenty percent. You must be able to obtain a US security clearance.
From the employer
Job Title: Lead, Supply Chain Management - Proposal Manager
Job Code: 45108
Job Location: Palm Bay, FL or Alpharetta, GA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
The Supply Chain Proposal Manager leads the preparation, review, and submission of compliant, competitive material and labor estimates for domestic and international proposals. This role coordinates supplier quotes, pricing reviews, and proposal risk inputs to support accurate and timely responses. Working across Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, and Supply Chain, the position helps ensure proposal compliance, auditability, and alignment with program objectives.
Essential Functions:
- Lead the Supply Chain team in preparing, reviewing, and submitting compliant material and labor estimates for domestic and international pursuits in accordance with FAR, DFARS, and customer solicitation requirements.
- Direct the material proposal process, including supplier RFQ support, quote analysis, quotation updates, and preparation for cost and price reviews.
- Manage Supply Chain proposal activities to ensure responses are compliant, audit-ready, and aligned with customer instructions, procurement regulations, and internal policies.
- Develop and maintain proposal-specific Supply Chain risk registers and ensure risks, mitigations, and assumptions are incorporated into the broader Program Risk Register.
- Utilize knowledge of Material Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Program Management, and Subcontract Management to develop accurate proposal inputs, including labor hour estimates, material pricing, and subcontract support.
- Participate in proposal kickoff meetings, color team reviews, compliance reviews, pricing reviews, and management reviews to support on-time, compliant proposal submissions.
- Coordinate with Business Development, Contracts, Program Management, Engineering, Finance, and Supply Chain stakeholders to ensure proposal content supports acquisition strategy and contractual compliance.
- Assist in the preparation of teaming agreements, subcontract statements of work, and supplier documentation in support of compliant proposal development and subcontract planning.
- Travel as needed to support high-priority proposal efforts (10-20%)
- Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
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.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience managing large, complex proposals within the Aerospace & Defense industry.
- Proficiency in interpreting and applying FAR, DFARS, and related customer acquisition requirements.
- Experience supporting proposals and contracts across multiple contract types, including Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Fixed-Price Incentive Firm (FPIF), Time-and-Materials (T&M), Labor Hour, and Cost-Plus contract structures, including Fixed-Fee, Incentive-Fee, and Award-Fee arrangements.
- Experience developing Basis of Estimate (BOE) documentation to support accurate, compliant, and auditable proposal submissions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related business tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
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