Sourcing Manager - HR Categories

globalhr; Farmington (CT); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

RTX Corporation is seeking a senior sourcing professional to lead HR contract negotiations and end-to-end procurement strategy across recruitment, learning & development, benefits, mobility, and related HR services. You will collaborate with global stakeholders to optimize cost, compliance, and employee experience.

The role requires extensive experience in sourcing HR categories, supplier management, and complex agreements, with strong communication and leadership skills in a hybrid, US-based

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• Experience with sourcing roles and functions, including creating sourcing roadmaps, developing category strategies, licensing/asset management, risk management, and requirement change management
• Demonstrated expertise sourcing vendors for HR categories, including recruiting, learning-and-development, benefit agencies, wellness programs, and mobility services.
• Expertise in drafting, negotiating and interpreting sophisticated commercial agreements; Excellent negotiations and sourcing skills with understanding of different contract types
• Build a supplier strategy for software contracts with the ability to manage licensing, maintenance, and support requirements
• Collaboration with stakeholders in peer organizations and other operational areas to balance supplier requirements, customer experience and affordability
• Demonstrated ability to understand financial information, budgets and program performance and develop strategies and business cases to improve performance in these areas
• Business acumen to connect technical requirements and concerns to contract performance
• Hands-on experience with Ariba (or similar product) to manage sourcing and contract activities (P2P)

Responsibilities

• Drives contract requirements and negotiations.
• Develop sourcing strategies and lead negotiations for HR contracts to ensure favorable terms aligned with RTX technical, financial, and performance objectives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, aligning sourcing activity with strategic priorities.
• Leads end-to-end sourcing activities, including requirements gathering, market analysis, RFx creation and management, supplier evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Manages partnerships supporting recruitment agencies and headhunters to support global talent acquisition needs.
• Evaluate and select suppliers for learning and development programs, including training providers, leadership development solutions, and e learning platforms.
• Oversee supplier relationships related to benefits administration, employee wellness programs, and other HR services.
• Manage relocation and mobility services contracts, including relationships with relocation firms and providers of immigration and expatriate services.
• Create and execute category strategies balancing cost efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, GDPR, and applicable privacy regulations throughout the contracting and supplier engagement process.
• Partner with HR consulting firms and global stakeholders (e.g., Singapore) to support international sourcing requirements.
• Coordinate and lead calls across multiple time zones to support regional HR operations.
• Aligns with stakeholders on vendor consolidation activities to drive contract savings
• Facilitate supplier performance reviews, benchmarks & reporting
• Build strong partnerships across various stakeholders (legal, finance, etc.)
• Develop executive level analysis & presentations
• Work with Stakeholders on benchmarking industry trends and changes, as requested.
• Partner with key stakeholders on strategic vendor meetings and strategies.

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-29

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CT-FARMINGTON-0010 ~ 10 Farm Springs Rd ~ 10 FARM SPRINGS

Position Role Type: Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services (ES) Strategy and Transformation Team:

As part of the Enterprise Services (ES) Strategy and Transformation team, this role will support business needs and projects across indirect categories, with an emphasis on HR categories, including recruiting, learning-and-development, benefits administration, wellness programs, mobility services, and employee onboarding/offboarding.

The ideal candidate will draw from past experience with various communications, marketing, and event management suppliers and can assist with translating this knowledge via contract negotiations and project management skills to lead the coordination, communication and integration of suppliers to support the achievement of technical, financial and performance objectives. This individual will have an understanding of supplier products/services and develop various strategies to drive year on year cost savings to help RTX meet its bottom line.

An understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, from contract negotiations to requisition and PO placement is needed for this role. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to develop effective presentations and present to leadership and peers.

What You Will Do:

• Drives contract requirements and negotiations.

• Develop sourcing strategies and lead negotiations for HR contracts to ensure favorable terms aligned with RTX technical, financial, and performance objectives.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, aligning sourcing activity with strategic priorities.

• Leads end-to-end sourcing activities, including requirements gathering, market analysis, RFx creation and management, supplier evaluations, and award recommendations.

• Manages partnerships supporting recruitment agencies and headhunters to support global talent acquisition needs.

• Evaluate and select suppliers for learning and development programs, including training providers, leadership development solutions, and e learning platforms.

• Oversee supplier relationships related to benefits administration, employee wellness programs, and other HR services.

• Manage relocation and mobility services contracts, including relationships with relocation firms and providers of immigration and expatriate services.

• Create and execute category strategies balancing cost efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, GDPR, and applicable privacy regulations throughout the contracting and supplier engagement process.

• Partner with HR consulting firms and global stakeholders (e.g., Singapore) to support international sourcing requirements.

• Coordinate and lead calls across multiple time zones to support regional HR operations.

• Aligns with stakeholders on vendor consolidation activities to drive contract savings

• Facilitate supplier performance reviews, benchmarks & reporting

• Build strong partnerships across various stakeholders (legal, finance, etc.)

• Develop executive level analysis & presentations

• Work with Stakeholders on benchmarking industry trends and changes, as requested.

• Partner with key stakeholders on strategic vendor meetings and strategies.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

• Experience with sourcing roles and functions, including creating sourcing roadmaps, developing category strategies, licensing/asset management, risk management, and requirement change management

• Demonstrated expertise sourcing vendors for HR categories, including recruiting, learning-and-development, benefit agencies, wellness programs, and mobility services.

• Expertise in drafting, negotiating and interpreting sophisticated commercial agreements; Excellent negotiations and sourcing skills with understanding of different contract types

• Build a supplier strategy for software contracts with the ability to manage licensing, maintenance, and support requirements

• Collaboration with stakeholders in peer organizations and other operational areas to balance supplier requirements, customer experience and affordability

• Demonstrated ability to understand financial information, budgets and program performance and develop strategies and business cases to improve performance in these areas

• Business acumen to connect technical requirements and concerns to contract performance

• Hands-on experience with Ariba (or similar product) to manage sourcing and contract activities (P2P)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• MBA and minimum of 8 years Consulting, Sourcing and Procurement Management

• Sourcing experience with international vendors in multiple HR categories

• Strong project management skills and ability to convert requirements into executable strategies

• Ability to effectively work with and communicate with all levels of management and individual contributors

• Ability to develop effective presentations and documents used for leadership reviews

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, 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
• This position may be eligible for relocation.
• And more!

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, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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