Strategic Should-Cost Director (Remote)

RTX; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Parental leave

Educational assistance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

RTX is seeking a seasoned leader to build and drive a centralized should-cost organization across multiple SBUs in a remote, U.S.-based role. You will establish standardized cost-modeling practices, mentor high-performing teams, and partner with sourcing, engineering, and finance to unlock cost-reduction opportunities.

You will develop KPIs, dashboards, and roadmaps to scale capabilities, while leveraging data-driven analyses to guide strategic decisions and negotiations; up to 40% travel may be

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 or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, cost engineering, should-cost modeling, or manufacturing cost analysis, with several years of leadership experience.
• Experience in building should-cost models, analyzing cost drivers, and evaluating manufacturing processes across multiple commodity types.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to hire, develop, and manage high-performing analytical or cost-engineering teams.
• Proven understanding of cost-breakdown structures, value engineering, benchmarking, and supplier-cost transparency principles.
• Experience supporting cost-savings initiatives and delivering measurable financial impact in a multi-business environment.
• Experience with cost-modeling tools, data analysis software, and relevant procurement or engineering platforms.
• Experience creating KPIs, dashboards, or performance-measurement tools to drive decision-making and process improvement.
• Experience developing, refining, and implementing enterprise-level processes, methodologies, and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Build, hire, and develop a centralized should-cost team supporting all commodity categories across all three SBUs.
• Lead the creation and implementation of standardized should-cost methodologies, tools, templates, and modeling practices.
• Oversee the execution of should-cost analyses to support sourcing events, negotiations, supplier assessments, and cost-savings initiatives.
• Partner with sourcing teams, engineering, finance, and business leaders to identify, shape, and support cost-reduction opportunities across multiple categories.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to evaluate the accuracy, impact, and efficiency of should-cost deliverables.
• Establish streamlined processes and workflows enabling consistent, scalable, and high-quality support for all SBUs.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive roadmap to expand should-cost capabilities and align with long-term cost-management strategies.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in cost modeling, cost-driver analysis, value engineering, and competitive benchmarking.
• Review and validate cost models and analyses created by the team to ensure accuracy, reliability, and strategic relevance.
• Lead cross-functional communication efforts to drive adoption of should-cost practices across the organization.
• Stay current on industry trends, modeling techniques, manufacturing processes, and commodity market dynamics; translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level summaries and recommendations based on should-cost findings and project outcomes.
• Travel up to 40% required.

Job description

RTX is seeking a seasoned leader to build and drive a centralized should-cost organization across multiple SBUs in a remote, U.S.-based role. You will establish standardized cost-modeling practices, mentor high-performing teams, and partner with sourcing, engineering, and finance to unlock cost-reduction opportunities.

You will develop KPIs, dashboards, and roadmaps to scale capabilities, while leveraging data-driven analyses to guide strategic decisions and negotiations; up to 40% travel may be