Principal Specialist, Global Strategic Sourcing

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🔥 12 hours ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $86.8k - $165.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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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

• Develop and execute commodity and supplier development strategies for direct materials and products • Lead requests for quotation (RFQs), conduct bid analyses, provide sourcing recommendations, and execute quoting strategies • Develop and execute supplier contract strategies, including negotiations on pricing, commercial terms, and legal terms and conditions • Select, qualify, and manage strategic suppliers to achieve quality, delivery, cost, and performance objectives • Conduct monthly and quarterly cost analyses at part, project, and supplier levels • Identify savings opportunities, evaluate cost trends, and recommend improvements to product cost structures • Lead sourcing activities and business case development for buy-to-buy, buy-to-make, and make-to-buy initiatives • Partner with Operational Procurement, Engineering, and Program Management on new program introductions and production transfers • Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives and manage supplier relationships • Support supplier development and expansion across assigned commodities • Lead supplier and cross-functional special projects • Maintain timely reporting, analysis, and material requirements planning (MRP) updates • Identify process improvement opportunities and support implementation of initiatives improving sourcing effectiveness and business performance

🎯 Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience • Experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, procurement, commodity management, or a related field • U.S. citizenship required • Experience using SAP or other ERP and procurement management systems preferred • Experience in the aerospace, defense, or space industry, particularly within a manufacturing environment, preferred • Communication and presentation skills, including supplier negotiation and presenting recommendations to senior leadership • Project management, leadership, and problem-solving skills • Ability to independently manage projects, overcome obstacles, and drive successful execution • Ability to interpret two-dimensional (2D) engineering drawings • Technical or manufacturing knowledge applicable to sourcing decisions

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Four weeks of PTO 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, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage • Remote work arrangement • Potential onsite presence discussion for employees living near a Collins site

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