Associate Director, Supplier Quality & Development - Forging & Raw Materials Commodity (remote)

RTX (Raytheon); United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Leader in Supplier Quality & Development to drive the long-term quality strategy for key suppliers.

The role requires directing cross-functional teams, ensuring PPAP and supplier qualification, and enabling continuous improvement across the program. Remote work setup is supported with substantial travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads a Team and owns the execution of long-term strategy and the operational direction for a modest-size business.
• Manages a team of experienced professionals with a focus on tactical and operational plans (short to 1-2 years).
• Solves complex problems requiring extensive investigation, analysis, and data-driven decisions.
• Influences executives and communicates effectively to secure buy-in and alignment.
• Owns supplier quality strategy, including qualification, monitoring, escape management, and issue resolution processes.
• Leads supplier-related activities such as raw material assessments and PPAP, ensuring GMP and procurement standards are met.
• Travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.

Education

University degree

Job description

Country: United States of America

Location: US-GA-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of 'U.S. Person' go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Manages supplier quality performance through prevention, monitoring/escalation processes, processing of supplier submission of nonconforming material. Manages/Supports supplier onboarding and qualification/certification. Manages source inspection and material release processes. Performs Escape management procedures, drives root cause analysis & problem solving and recommends corrective and preventive action for systemic supplier process and product materials.

Proactively supports the RTX supplier programs to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability. Analyzes quality data to identify systemic issues and develops supplier specific quality initiative strategies; addressing them with key proactive quality tools (e.g., PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, SPC, etc.), as well as driving their implementation. Ensures that supplier is capable to meet all contract requirements including Resourcing Gate, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance and Work Transfer implementation.

Owns the execution of key elements of Supplier Quality & Development operational plans. May lead a team of primarily experienced Supplier Quality & Development professionals or a team responsible for Supplier Quality & Development for an organization of small size or scope. Sets tactical and operational plans for the achievement of short- to medium-term goals for supplier performance. Provides guidance on the implementation of quality initiatives.

What You Will Do:

• Leads a Team and owns the execution of long-term strategy (e.g., more than 3 years) and the operational direction, typically for a business of modest size and scope.
• Manages a team of primarily experienced professionals.Focuses on tactical and operational plans with short- to medium-term focus (e.g., less than 1 year to 1 - 2 years).
• Problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis.
• Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership.
• Owns the execution of Supplier Quality & Development strategy, driving supplier qualification / certification, assessment, monitoring, escape management, and quality issue resolution processes.
• Develops and drives implementation of supplier specific quality initiative strategies.
• Leads Supplier Quality-related activities, such as raw material assessments, design of contracted manufactured items, and materials packaging; ensuring service providers and laboratories employ good manufacturing practices (GMP) and procurement practices meet or exceed requirements.
• Recommends and implements processes or standards in support of the Collins Supplier program to ensure healthy continuous improvement and sustainability.Leads Team via Corrective Action with suppliers.Directs teams responsible for ensuring that supplier is capable to meet all requirements for work transfer and process change management including Resourcing Gate and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) acceptance.
• Responsible to define and establish appropriate overall performance management that facilitates achievement of business objectives and key deliverables through transparent visualization of status and risks, incorporating elements that also enable indication of future performance.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time (domestic & international)

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant exper