Associate Director, Landing Systems Materials Mgmt

RTX Corporation; Troy (OH); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX Corporation’s Collins Aerospace division seeks an Associate Director, Landing Systems Materials Management to lead standardization of policies, processes, tools and metrics across Landing Systems, building a best-in-class SIOP process to improve customer satisfaction, inventory turns and working capital. Cross-functional collaboration with our global network will be essential.

Reporting to the Director, SIOP/Materials, the role provides strategic leadership, data analysis, and plan

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• 5+ years’ experience utilizing planning software packages (Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP IBP, APO, Servigistics or others)
• Experience applying structured and disciplined methodology to identify root cause(s) in the process
• Experience Deploying innovative and effective solutions resulting in risk mitigation and improved execution
• Experience in supply chain concepts and their financial impact (inventory turns, cash flow, and working capital)

Responsibilities

• Provide standardization of Materials Management policies, processes, tools and performance metrics across the Landing Systems business to accelerate implementation of site-level monthly Materials Management process that balances demand, supply, and financial goals of the business in one comprehensive plan
• Drive ownership and maturity for load and capacity planning processes for both labor and machine resources
• Accountable for driving, developing and enhancing the competency level of Materials Management; leading cross functional change, building capability and enabling transitions required to continuously adapt to the dynamic business environment
• Develop supply plan scenarios in conjunction with cross-functional leaders to maximize the ability to meet unconstrained demand and financial goals
• Manage production plan escalations when a significant deviation from plan occurs, and manage the subsequent shortage reporting, recovery planning and communication with the value stream leaders
• Assist in large scale MRP migrations as a subject matter expert
• Partner with Operations, finance and supply chain leaders to determine high-level plan risks and guide scenario analysis and cross-functional reconciliation
• Present Materials Management plan proposals, risks, and risk mitigation actions to Advanced Structures and Landing Systems leaders
• Partner with Finance to understand capital budget, net working capital, and revenue / margin impacts of capacity, inventory, and production plan changes
• Produce Service Level impact feedback during proposals process and action planning; understand Service Level impact (external and internal processes) and critical path for key customers and major product lines
• Apply advanced level of understanding of planning processes to facilitate deep analytics and data alignment across all Landing Systems sites and functions
• Travel 20%

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Problem solving

Education

University Degree or Advanced Degree

Tools

Kinaxis Rapid Response

SAP IBP

APO

Servigistics

Job description

RTX Corporation’s Collins Aerospace division seeks an Associate Director, Landing Systems Materials Management to lead standardization of policies, processes, tools and metrics across Landing Systems, building a best-in-class SIOP process to improve customer satisfaction, inventory turns and working capital. Cross-functional collaboration with our global network will be essential.

Reporting to the Director, SIOP/Materials, the role provides strategic leadership, data analysis, and plan