Principal Specialist, Commodity Management – Sourcing

🔥 13 hours ago

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $86.8k - $165.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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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

• Develop and execute global/regional commodity strategies for aerospace hardware and fasteners • Lead should-cost modeling, VA/VE initiatives, and cost reduction roadmaps across active programs • Drive standardization, part rationalization, and preferred hardware lists • Select, qualify, and manage strategic suppliers • Lead contract negotiations, long-term agreements, and pricing strategies • Monitor supplier on-time delivery, quality, and cost performance and implement corrective actions • Collaborate with suppliers on capacity planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement • Partner with Engineering on design-for-cost, design-for-manufacturability, and hardware selection • Support Manufacturing and Operations with supply continuity, demand forecasting, and escalation management • Work with Quality to ensure compliance with AS9100, FAA/EASA, and customer-specific requirements • Align sourcing strategies with Program Management to support schedule, cost, and performance targets • Ensure sourcing decisions comply with aerospace standards, export controls, and internal policies • Identify and mitigate risks related to single-source suppliers, long lead times, and capacity constraints • Support audits and regulatory reviews • Track and report cost savings, cost avoidance, and productivity improvements • Maintain spend analytics and commodity dashboards • Drive process improvements across sourcing and supplier management

🎯 Requirements

• University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience, or 9 years of relevant experience in absence of a degree • Minimum 3 years of strategic sourcing or commodity management experience in aerospace or a highly regulated manufacturing environment • Experience with negotiation and contract management • U.S. citizenship is required • Master’s degree or MBA preferred • Experience managing hardware and fastener commodities preferred • Experience with ERP/MRP systems, SAP preferred • Knowledge of aerospace drawings, specifications, and standards preferred • APICS, CPSM, or similar professional certification preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits • Parental leave, including paternal leave • Flexible work schedules • Achievement awards • Educational assistance • Child/adult backup care • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Life insurance • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • 401(k) match • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off • Holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available