Principal Specialist, Commodity Management – Sourcing

🔥 35 minutes ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $86.8k - $165.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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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

• Develop and implement global and regional commodity strategies for Computer Hardware/Software (CHS) • Identify opportunities to enhance sourcing activities, supplier relationships, and customer strategies • Research emerging CHS technologies and develop supplier strategies • Select, qualify, and manage strategic suppliers against quality, delivery, and cost objectives • Lead contract negotiations, master-term agreements, and pricing strategies • Monitor supplier performance and implement corrective actions • Collaborate with suppliers on capacity planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement • Build and execute supplier management strategies, including Grow, Maintain, Reduce, and Exit assignments • Ensure sourcing decisions comply with aerospace standards, export controls, and internal policies • Identify and mitigate supply chain risks • 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 activities

🎯 Requirements

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience • Minimum of 3 years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or relevant Computer Hardware/Software experience in aerospace or a highly regulated manufacturing environment • Experience with negotiation, agreements, and contract management • Experience in supplier performance monitoring and implementing corrective actions • U.S. citizenship is required • Technical experience in Computer Hardware/Software preferred • Experience in supplier management, including capacity planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement preferred • Experience in project management preferred • Knowledge of government contracting, aerospace standards, and export controls preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability • 401(k) match • Flexible spending accounts • Flexible work schedules • Employee assistance program • Employee Scholar Program • Parental leave, including paternal leave • Paid time off and holidays • Educational assistance • Child/adult backup care • Wellness benefits • Career development and recognition programs • Achievement awards • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available • Remote work primarily from home • Appropriate pay structure and benefits for U.S. territories

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