Director, Supplier Development – Engineered Items

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🕒 July 28

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $186.2k - $353.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $200k Grant - RTX on 2024-11

Aerospace • Defense • Manufacturing

RTX is a multinational aerospace and defense company that brings together aviation and defense businesses—including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon—to design, manufacture and service aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, integrated aerospace systems and defense solutions. The company focuses on advancing technologies that power flight, strengthen national security and support government and commercial customers worldwide, with a global presence across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. RTX emphasizes engineering, manufacturing, and research to solve complex technical challenges for aviation and defense.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage a global, cross-regional commodity supplier development team • Set and deploy supplier performance, risk mitigation, and capability advancement strategy across sites and programs • Own commodity-level portfolio management, including GMRE exposure, product lifecycle status, supplier performance, and spend distribution • Drive manufacturing process standardization and execution within the supply base • Champion product knowledge maturity, value engineering, and cost improvement programs • Implement and sustain part, part-family, and commodity-level risk identification, FMEA, including DFMEA, and mitigation strategies • Serve as Global Supplier Development sponsor for assigned Strategic Business Units • Interface with SBU executive leadership and represent the commodity team in senior-level forums • Partner with BU supply chain leadership to co-own goals, align priorities, and resolve escalations • Provide a data-driven voice of the supply base in BU decision-making • Drive SBU KPI alignment and prioritization across commodity actions • Travel to supplier sites as needed, minimum 50% of the time • Lead team development and foster growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement

🎯 Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years’ experience • Demonstrated leadership of global teams • Success in cross-functional, matrixed environments • Analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data sets and KPIs • Site Lead/Ops Manager experience or proven track record in supplier performance improvement and development • University degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field preferred • Strong manufacturing and quality systems expertise, including FMEA, PFMEA, APQP, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action planning, and performance tracking tools • Experience in regulated or complex manufacturing industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, or industrial systems • Six Sigma or Lean certification (Green Belt or higher) preferred • Executive-level communication and influencing skills with ability to lead through ambiguity and drive accountability across regions and functions • U.S. citizenship is required

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees • Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution • Lifetime Income Strategy option • Tuition reimbursement program • Student Loan Repayment Program • Life insurance and disability coverage • Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection • Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning • Adoption Assistance • Autism Benefit • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions • Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program • Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits • Bright Horizons child and elder care services • Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program • Flexible work schedules • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off and holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available