Sr. Mgmt, Procurement

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

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Subcontract Manager for LTAMDS, leading all subcontract activities with Mercury Systems. The role focuses on managing a challenging supplier base, driving performance, and ensuring compliance with cost, schedule, and technical requirements.

Collaboration across Engineering, Legal, and Finance is essential to support program objectives. The position requires deep supplier-management expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to navigate complex negotiations while

Qualifications

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.
• Experience negotiating complex contracts (e.g. FFP, CPFF, CPAF, IDIQ, OTA) and managing critical supplier constraints.
• Experience with Federal and State Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS) and working as a U.S. Person or eligible for export authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as main point of contact and relationship owner for Mercury Systems for LTAMDS, overseeing all subcontract activities.
• Drive performance improvements in a highly challenging supplier environment and enforce accountability.
• Ensure compliance with program requirements including cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and contractual obligations.
• Lead negotiation strategies and long‑term agreements to support program objectives.
• Develop and execute supplier management strategies that mitigate risk and ensure readiness and capability.
• Prepare and deliver status updates, performance metrics, and escalation reports to leadership.

Skills

Subcontract management

Negotiation

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

PRISM

Job description

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

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.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

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.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Senior Subcontract Manager will play a critical and highly visible role within the LADS Engineered Items Procurement organization, serving as the primary subcontract manager for Mercury Systems for the LTAMDS Program, a complex and challenging supplier supporting key program deliverables. This position requires deep expertise in supplier management, strong leadership in driving supplier accountability, and the ability to navigate challenging supplier relationships while ensuring alignment with program objectives. The selected candidate will regularly brief and report to program leadership on supplier performance, risks, and mitigation strategies.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as the main point of contact and relationship owner for Mercury Systems for LTAMDS, overseeing all subcontract activities.
• Manage a highly challenging supplier environment, driving performance improvements, enforcing accountability, and implementing corrective-action or recovery plans as needed.
• Ensure compliance with program requirements including cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, and contractual obligations.
• Lead negotiation strategies, subcontract modifications, and long‑term agreements to support program objectives.
• Develop and execute supplier management strategies that mitigate risk and ensure supplier readiness and capability.
• Prepare and deliver regular status updates, performance metrics, and escalation reports to program leadership, supply chain leadership, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, and Legal to drive integrated supplier performance.
• Identify gaps or risks within the supplier's execution plan and proactively recommend solutions or mitigation paths.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, FAR/DFARS requirements, and corporate supply chain procedures.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• Experience negotiating complex contracts (e.g. FFP, CPFF, CPAF, IDIQ, OTA) and managing critical supplier constraints
• Experience with Federal and State Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFAR)
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in developing and executing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs), request for proposals, Best Value Source Selection (BVSS), supplier agreements execution, and supplier negotiations with medium/high complexity
• Experience with resource planning software (SAP / PRISM)
• Travel: This is a supplier-facing position and is expected to be onsite at supplier locations approximately 25-40%, domestically. This position could also travel to be onsite with supporting program teams at Ra