Manager, Commodity Electronics (Remote)

RTX; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Commodity Manager for Printed Circuit Boards to shape and execute strategy for PCBs with over $300M annual spend. You will build a supply base capable of RTX's growth and work with the Electronics Strategy Lead to create and sustain favorable pricing, terms, and performance.

In this role you will manage supplier relationships, drive LTAs/MTAs, and lead multiple projects with varied complexity while communicating status to leadership. U.S.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years in related roles.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to access government systems.
• Experience across product lifecycle and defense contracting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement pricing and terms strategies to capture savings.
• Execute agreements defining supplier terms.
• Improve LTA/MTA coverage with suppliers and RTX.
• Manage relationships with multiple strategic suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier alignment by price, capability, quality, and reliability.
• Oversee multiple projects with varying complexity.
• Report commodity status to leadership.

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Contract management software

ERP systems

Job description

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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a Commodity Manager for Printed Circuit Boards, responsible for managing the strategy and executing agreements to secure advantageous positions for terms and pricing for these commodities exceeding $300M in annual spend. The candidate will be responsible for developing Commodity Strategies in collaboration with the Electronics Strategy Lead for PCBs that establish and maintain a supply base with the capabilities, capacity and performance needed to execute on RTX's significant growth over the next five years.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for developing in and implementing approaches that secure favorable pricing and terms and will be the driving force behind savings capture.
• Responsible for the execution of agreements which set the terms for relationships.
• Drive improving LTA/MTA coverage for our suppliers and RTX.
• Owns and responsible for relationship with multiple strategic suppliers.
• Evaluates and selects supplier alignment based on price competitiveness, capability, quality, reliability (TCO).
• Works with limited oversight from leadership.
• Manages several projects at one time with a variety of complexity.
• Clearly communicate commodity or project status to leadership.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years related experience or an advanced degree and minimum 5 years related experience.
• Experience across the product lifecycle (e.g., capture, development, production, sustainment, performance based logistics), contract type (e.g., USG, DCS, FMS, FFP, Cost, etc.) is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system and Raytheon tools due to government contractual requirements.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Prior experience with Electronics.
• Prior experience with Printed Circuit Boards.
• Prior experience and leadership of other supply chain functional areas and/or Acquisition or Commodity experience would be highly desirable.
• LTA/MTA documentation requirements in a prime defense contractor, negotiations experience, and prior experience with Electronic products and go-to-market approaches.

What We Offer

Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or is an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision