NPI Buyer

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $107.5k - $204.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• The NPI Buyer will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of our projects by managing the sourcing process and coordinating with our suppliers, maximizing supplier involvement in concurrent engineering. • Showcase our negotiation skills and strategic thinking by driving ongoing negotiations to closure. • Source Selection: Select suppliers for new components. This involves understanding technical requirements, identifying suitable suppliers, and initiating the procurement process. • Negotiate and drive contract closure, ensuring that all parties are satisfied with the final agreements. • Project Management within Cross-functional Teams: Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment across different departments and facilitate smooth execution of new product introductions from concept to delivery. • Identify opportunities for cost reduction through value engineering or alternative sourcing. • Understand component design functionality, bill of materials, the manufacturing process of detailed parts, and required quality standards. • Drive suppliers to promise date upcoming development and production hardware deliveries.

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience in administration, supply chain, engineering, or other relevant field, OR an Advanced Degree with a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience. • Strong understanding of business principles; including finance, marketing, and strategy to analyze cost structures, assess market dynamics. • Previous experience developing procurement strategies that optimize supplier relationships, mitigate risks, and drive new innovative processes in new product introductions that align with organizational goals. • Experience working with engineers and manufacturing resources for prototype parts procurement, pilot activities and production launch of new products. • Expert in negotiation techniques and tactics to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contractual agreements with suppliers, contributing to cost savings and performance improvements. • Proficient in data analysis and interpretation. Demonstrated ability to analyze supplier performance metrics, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize procurement processes and supplier relationships. • Strong leadership qualities, including effective communication, team management, decision-making skills, collaborate with internal/external stakeholders, and drive alignment towards NPI project objectives.

🏖️ 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 • holidays