Commodity Manager; Remote

Overview

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CT-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity.

The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate team:

Seeking a dynamic individual and an effective leader, who will report directly to the Associate Director Commodity Management for Distributed Products, to work within a highly matrixed group in leading the overall DP Commodity team within the RTX Supply Chain Management organization.

This job will manage all core commodity management activities for distributed products for RTX. The Commodity manager should demonstrate an advanced understanding of the aerospace business and play a key role in interfacing with the RTX internal and external customers to lead, coordinate, and implement strategic activities. This leader represents and works directly with upper management. The highly motivated team player filling this position will have the opportunity to network with program management, module centers, spares management, executive management and the external supply base at large.

• Drive cost reduction projects through the analysis of spend data, market conditions, program development, should cost estimation, volume aggregation etc.
• Identify savings opportunities and lead projects with support from cross-functional team
• Lead discussions and negotiations with suppliers as it relates to cost savings opportunities, performance improvements and Long Term Agreements (LTA’s).
• Create annual Strategic Sourcing Review Board (SSRB) strategy for your commodity and socialize with peers and senior management.
• Work closely with Contract Managers in order to analyze and identify gaps in existing contracts and work to strengthen terms.
• Ensuring coordination and alignment with the overall objectives and activities of strategies for the same commodities.
• Responsible for sweeping spot buys onto long term agreements
• Optimize market share for dual source products
• Act as Strategic Business Unit focal for various KPI reviews

What You Will Do

• Be responsible for the management of the distributed products commodity for assigned business units.
• Act as point of escalation in the event of any Supplier or Internal issues.
• Lead key supplier contract and pricing negotiations. Bring contracts and sourcing projects through the gated Passport standard work.
• Identify saving opportunities (negotiations, transitions, value engineering projects, etc.) and deliver savings to the business
• Ensure accurate reporting of all savings/price increases for their area of responsibility
• Work with key stakeholders including Supply Chain Directors, Design Engineers, Program Directors and Product Introduction Management to coordinate sourcing decisions on new programs.
• Monitor current supplier market conditions, technology roadmaps, and identify supply/demand challenges. Support the development and implementation of strategic commodity plans
• Identify opportunities for developing partnerships with Strategic suppliers and lead projects to improve efficiencies within supply base through the combined efforts of RTX and Strategic suppliers
• Ability to travel requirement: 20%

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Significant experience in Operations/Supply Chain/Contracts Management/Business Development or other Business related field.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Aerospace product knowledge (processes, manufacturing techniques, quality requirements)
• Prior team leadership experience or working in a highly matrixed organization
• Supply Chain systems experience with SAP, and analytical experience is highly preferred
• Proficiency and experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint and databases is also preferred.
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
• Project management preferred
• Ability to work in a team environment

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