Director, Oem Siop Demand & Supply Leader

RTX

10d•Remote

About The Position

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. This role will report to the Sr. Director of Enterprise Systems Digital Transformation, SIOP& SIOE and support the definition of the Enterprise Services “OneRTX” to-be future state vision for SIOP planning processes, and the corresponding digital enablement. The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team: This Director will lead the development and sustainment activities for innovative, compliant IT digital architectures with a primary focus on Supply Chain Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning processes within the Product Lifecycle Services (PLS) and SIOP domain. This role will shape IT solutions that span enterprise-level applications and business-specific capabilities across RTX’s three business units—Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace—and corporate functions with a primary focus on Kinaxis Maestro. As a recognized technical leader, the candidate will help define and drive implementation and sustainment support for the vision for enterprise architecture, establish technology standards, and deliver actionable strategies to support RTX’s business goals and synergy targets. This individual will be responsible for aligning and coordinating multiple Kinaxis related projects across the three Business Units with business objectives, integrating emerging technologies, and guiding solutions architecture teams across the organization to deliver value-driven outcomes, with a focus on driving harmonization across the Enterprise Kinaxis solutions. The position requires strong communication and leadership skills, as the candidate will collaborate closely with senior functional leaders, internal partners, and external vendors. A deep understanding of RTX's structure, business units, functional organizations, and global business services is highly desirable. This position will need to partner with the broader Enterprise Services team and Business Unit Digital and Process teams to ensure process focused functional requirements will be met with efficient, standardized and harmonized digital solutions. This role should be focused on driving end user adoption of the associated implementation, sustainment and enhancement projects.

Requirements

BS Degree in computer sciences, supply chain management, engineering, mathematics or related field – Related Masters Degree preferred.
15+ years of professional experience across multiple digital supply chain services and technology disciplines, including Kinaxis RapidResponse or Maestro
12+ years experience leading project teams in digital or process transformation
5+ years leading technology sustainment / Center of Excellence teams supporting business technology implementations.
Experience in Implementing global planning capabilities like SIOP/IBP/S&OP, Inventory Planning, Demand planning, Supply /Operations planning or Materials planning.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements
Experience in working in complex corporations and/or Aerospace and Defense or related industries.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience working with RTX business units, functional organizations, or enterprise services with knowledge of advanced technologies and their application in supply chain scenarios, such as predictive analytics, digital twins, and robotic process automation (RPA).
Direct experience with Kinaxis, Talend, SAP ECC or S/4,
Experience leading large-scale enterprise architecture initiatives with a focus on supply chain transformation and must be highly self-motivated, directed, and change oriented
Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to debate, dialogue, negotiate, influence and work with others collaboratively, constructively, and with respect
Experience with / understanding Supply Chain Management and Project Management Experience & Certification (e.g. PMP)
Strong awareness of trends in business process, strategies and digital technologies and demonstrated ability to apply those insights into current business challenges.

Responsibilities

Lead and support the Enterprise Services Kinaxis sustainment organization, supporting process standardization efforts, driving harmonization in technical enablement and ensuring all sustainment and enhancement efforts drive measurable value to the enterprise.
Support the strategic enterprise approach to SIOP process harmonization, sustainment centralization, and technology consolidation across demand planning, supply/capacity planning, inventory planning and SIOP process and technology landscape.
Support digital strategy development, manage operational sustainment activities, and execute tactical processes in people management, managing both internal, external and shared services representatives.
Partner with Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and supply chain leaders to align business, functional, and program application technical roadmaps with enterprise goals.
Expand leverage of Kinaxis digital capabilities within the context of SIOP and supporting processes, to drive efficiencies
Support the Partner to the SIOP Inventory digital programs by managing an effective program response through multiple initiatives supported by business unit teams across RTX and aligned with other digital disciplines (Cyber, Infrastructure, and data)
Guide communities of practice, socialize architectural strategies, and educate stakeholders on the effective use of application architecture efforts and best practices.
Ensure solutions are compliant with RTX IT policies and industry standards while minimizing complexity and maximizing scalability.
Collaborate across legal, digital technology, manufacturing, supply chain and engineering to maintain a culture of compliance, best practice and innovation.