[Hiring] Commodity Performance Lead @RTX

Role Description

This Commodity Performance Lead will report directly to the Associate Director of the Honeywell SIPT. In this role, you will perform a critical role in the overall performance, relationship, and health of a supplier through the management of Raytheon business strategy, coordination of a cross-functional team and utilization of a supplier development engagement process. You will evaluate supplier factors, including but not limited to, capabilities, capacity, obsolescence, market and technology trends when making supplier strategies. In collaboration with Commodity Strategies, Programs, Supplier Engineering and Leadership, the Commodity Performance Lead is responsible for ensuring a robust supply base that can meet the increasing needs of RTX and our customers. The Commodity Performance Lead will develop key senior level relationships both internally and externally to influence and drive critical needs at the supplier.

What You Will Do:

• Develops and executes Raytheon Company supplier strategies for the SIPT, enabling the business to achieve rapid growth by establishing resiliency in the supply chain.
• Coordinating POC for a Focused Supplier(s).
• Partners with the enterprise to align supplier priorities to support customer demand.
• Ensure supplier understands flow down requirements.
• Optimize a supplier's performance to meet customer needs.
• Understand Capacity, Capability, and Health of the Focused Supplier(s).
• Drive prioritization of Raytheon portfolio & ensure strong supplier relationships.
• Manage Supplier Partnership throughout product lifecycle to drive delivery assurance.
• Coordinate continuous improvement engagements to ensure delivery of quality parts on time.
• Develop strategies to drive supply base resiliency by reducing vulnerabilities at the n-th tier level and next higher assembly level.
• Coordinate with commodity strategies to identify technology trends and gaps between Raytheon tech. roadmaps and suppliers to align supplier investments and enable and inform product strategies and approaches.
• Characterizes and understands the wider supplier portfolio space with respect to supplier technology & capabilities, performance, and capacity.
• Insulates the supply chain from supplier risks through deployment of core strategies that enable the Company to withstand instability and reduce threats to the business.
• Drives improved profitability by implementing approaches that are forward looking and anticipate changes in supply and demand and proactively position Raytheon to capture savings or mitigate cost growth.
• Responsible for cross-business collaboration with Collins and Pratt & Whitney to develop approaches that better leverage RTX combined spend to achieve financial targets and improve terms and conditions by which we execute with our suppliers.
• Occasional travel – 40%.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum 10 years of experience in supply chain management, supplier management, program management, operations, or a related field or an Advanced degree in a related field and 7 years relevant experience.
• Experience managing strategic supplier relationships and driving measurable improvements in supplier performance, delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Experience developing and maintaining supplier performance metrics, scorecards, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require access to U.S.-only data systems.
• Ability to travel up to 40% domestically.

Requirements

• Experience with inertial products, actuation systems, GPS, guidance or related technologies.
• Strong data gathering, analysis, and reporting skills with the ability to synthesize large data sets into actionable insights, identify trends, assess supplier performance, and support executive-level decision making.
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders toward common business objectives.
• Strong project and program management skills with experience leading complex initiatives from planning through execution.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to operate independently, prioritize competing demands, and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence and drive outcomes across all organizational levels within Raytheon and assigned suppliers.
• Experience leading root cause investigations, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing high impact commodity and supplier strategies.
• Proven ability to execute/implement transformative change.
• Experience in procurement and a demonstrated ability to manage complex terms and conditions.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems.
• Advanced Supply Chain commercial best practice experience and an ability to adapt to the Aerospace & Defense market.
• Firm understanding of FAR and DFAR requirements.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization capabilities.
• Post-Graduate Degree.
• 6+ years of experience developing and managing supplier base.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability.
• 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules, employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program, parental leave.
• Paid time off, and holidays.