at RTX Corporation in Rockford, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Date Posted:
2024-07-29
Country:
United States of America
Location:
A01: Rockford – Aerospace 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
Collins Aerospace is looking for a talented Associate Director of Procurement. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, as the Associate Director of Procurement, your primary responsibilities will be to actively manage the procurement process with the goals of improving vendor performance, managing part pricing, developing procurement standards, and ensuring compliance with our programs. In this pivotal role you will apply your expert knowledge of procurement management to develop and implement customer-focused, risk-managed solutions for competitive advantage.
This role is open to candidates who reside within 50 miles of Rockford, IL, Charlotte, NC or Windsor Locks, CT
Key Responsibilities:
+ Proactively manage and lead the procurement team to meet the business’s purchasing needs.
+ Coordinate team activities to achieve program requirements and ensure adherence to procurement practices across the business.
+ Utilize your knowledge of supply chain, procurement, and business acumen within a matrixed organization.
+ Communicate effectively across multiple areas and with external parties using your excellent written and oral communication skills.
+ Apply expert knowledge of procurement management to develop and implement customer-focused, risk-managed solutions for competitive advantage.
What You Will Do:
+ Manage and coach the procurement teams, establishing effective performance measures and metrics.
+ Oversee a $150M spend and 2000 suppliers across 10 sites in the United States and Mexico.
+ Ensure team members have the necessary skills and knowledge for their tasks, providing training and support to address gaps.
+ Support team members in clarifying, defining, and refining procurement activities’ scope, requirements, and statements of work.
+ Serve as the supply chain point of contact for the business leaders, communicating supply information to Ops leaders, site plant managers, and VSL.
+ Collaborate with Executive and Senior leaders in supply chain, compliance, operations, engineering, value stream management, and quality to meet critical operational outputs, supplier relationships, and financial performance.
+ Evaluate, establish, and manage compliance with procurement processes, ensuring all required approvals are in place before purchase order release.
+ Engage with the procurement team to address any shortages, conflicts, or risks with terms and supplier conditions that could impact supply.
+ Support commodity management with supplier engagement activities, including negotiations and supplier performance management where appropriate.
+ Travel 30%
Qualifications You Must Have:
+ 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
+ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
+ Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; able to present precise information to internal/external customers and leadership.
+ Self-directed, action-oriented, and able to work with minimal supervision; effective in team environments.
+ Minimum 5-8 years buying and/or planning experience and the ability to work under pressure and within time constraints.
Qualifications We Prefer:
+ Knowledge of inventory management systems, processes and philosophies, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
+ Supply and Demand Planning Experience
+ Government Procurement Experience
What We Offer Benefits
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:?
+ This position may be eligible for relocation
+ 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 illness?insurance, 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
+ And more!?
Learn More & Apply Now!Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.
#reempowerprogram
This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.
Minimum Program Qualifications:
+ Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
+ Have prior experience in functional area of interest
+ Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position
Mission Systems: Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions – whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.Operations, Supply Chain and EH&S:
The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.
*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.
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