Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing Logistics, Customs Brokerage (Remote)

RTX

1d • Remote

About The Position

At RTX, the world 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. The Associate Director of Strategic Sourcing – Customs Brokerage & Trade Compliance Services is a key leadership role responsible for designing and executing global sourcing strategies that ensure excellence in brokerage services, international trade operations, and regulatory compliance. This role will spearhead transformation initiatives across complex, multi-dimensional supply networks while fostering strategic supplier relationships, mitigating trade risks, and enabling long-term operational success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, logistics, or customs brokerage.
• Minimum 5 years deep understanding of brokerage operations, customs regulations, and global sourcing
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with experience briefing senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing Strategy & Execution Develop and implement mid- to long-term global sourcing strategies that address capacity constraints, optimize production location decisions, and support brokerage efficiency, including import as well as export related activities performed by providers in this space.
• Lead continuous evaluation and improvement of purchasing activities to maximize value across brokerage and trade-related spend.
• Own category strategy development for global brokerage, customs clearance, and compliance services.
• Supplier Management & Contracting Direct supplier evaluation and selection based on multi-factor criteria including service levels, reliability, compliance capabilities, and operational scale.
• Lead complex negotiations and renegotiations of service contracts to optimize cost, performance, and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Develop and enforce contractual frameworks aligned with risk mitigation and global trade requirements.
• Create and maintain standard performance management processes across the customs brokerage space.
• Responsible for tracking, maintaining, and addressing all contracts related to customs brokerage services globally
• Trade Compliance Leadership In alignment with Global Trade and RTX Customs groups, provide strategic provider management on brokerage and import/export regulatory compliance across multiple regions.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and legal teams to ensure alignment with trade laws, sanctions, duty mitigation strategies, and audit readiness.
• Influence enterprise-wide trade policies and leverage supplier capabilities to ensure seamless cross-border operations.
• Strategic Impact & Innovation Establish functional strategies with 2–5 year horizons, driving transformation across operational processes, digital systems, and sourcing governance.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with supply chain, legal, finance, global trade and business units to solve complex challenges.
• Champion cutting-edge sourcing and compliance solutions through internal and external expert engagement.
• Executive Communication Engage senior leaders through executive briefings on provider capability, performance, and innovation strategies.
• Act as primary liaison with external partners including freight forwarders, brokers and global trade organizations.
• Influence organizational adoption of sourcing and compliance practices through persuasive communication and strategic alignment.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees