Principal Specialist, Material Program Management

RTX•El Segundo, CA

18h•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

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. Raytheon is seeking an experienced professional with a strong and proven background in Supply Chain to fill a critical Material Program Manager (MPM) role supporting multiple programs within the AFS suite of programs. Candidates must be able to succeed in a high stress, fast paced development environment and possess excellent time management/prioritization skills. Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) and the ability to work well in a matrixed IPT environment are important. Must be a self-starter, capable of achieving organizational and program objectives. The Material Program Manager will report directly to the Tacoma Mod Supply Chain Management Lead. The candidate will be responsible for supporting the execution of supply chain strategies, material program and supplier management plans, supporting capture/proposal initiatives throughout all phases of the portfolio’s product life cycle. You will be accountable to ensure suppliers are supporting Program needs, risks are mitigated, and efficiencies identified. You will be the catalyst for program execution of the Supply Chain Strategy and activities including ensuring an appropriate budget, adequate resources, managing schedule in relation to vendor deliveries, and compliance to requirements.

Requirements

Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience
Experience using SAP
Experience in Integrated Product Team (IPT)/Cross functional teams
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Nice To Haves

Experience with government regulations (i.e., FAR/DFAR, ITAR/EAR, TINA, etc.)
Experience developing and analyzing performance metrics
Experience with Proposal and New Business Capture
Experience with program start up in a development environment
Experience managing supplier performance

Responsibilities

Advise the Supply Chain Management Lead on material status and supplier risk mitigation activities
Responsible for supporting the execution of all program material strategies, supply chain objectives, and enterprise objectives
Support Supply Chain proposal activities including task descriptions and basis of estimates that support price to win (PTW) targets
Support the execution of material program plans (MPP)
Establish Material Sales Forecasts for assigned programs
Support the execution of risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives
Balance strategic thinking with tactical application of strategies to programs
Partner cross functionally with Engineering, Quality and Operations to status supplier deliveries in relation to program schedule based on Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Monitor supplier performance metrics and proactively act to address issues
Balance strategic thinking with tactical application of strategies to programs