Senior Analyst, Procurement (Hybrid)

RTX•East Hartford, CT

19h•Hybrid

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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This role will have the opportunity of interfacing directly with JAEC (Japanese Aero Engines Corporation), giving the candidate a chance to learn our partnership structure and the ability to have a direct impact on the success of the GTF program and other Legacy programs. JAEC is responsible for 23% of the PW1100G -JM and delivers key components, such as: Fan Blades, Fan Cases, LPC Modules, IBRs, Combustors, Shafts and many more. This role interfaces with the CE Program Office, PPO, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial, Quality as well as others providing ample opportunities for a graduating rotational to gain exposure to leadership within other organizations. The Account Specialist, Within the Partnership Product Center, will have ownership over a very dynamic part portfolio, which are mainly sourced from our partners in Japan. This desk touches several part families and is focused on commercial engine programs. In this role you will work with the Supply Chain Manager as well as the Value Stream Manager and their teams to pro-actively identify areas for improvement within the supply chain, which allow us to meet the organizational objective of delivering perfect quality parts ahead of program need. This role will focus on the elements of: End to end procurement activities, supplier management of on-time delivery, leading indicator metrics, capacity ramp plans along with much more. This role work almost exclusively with international partnered suppliers in Japan so off-hours commitments are frequently required. You will be expected to coordinate cross-functionally between Quality, Materials, Engineering, MCL, ESA, Strategic Sourcing, Continuous Improvement, Production Readiness as well with the assigned suppliers. Account Specialists have high customer visibility and will need to have strong project management skills to ensure tactical plans, engineering changes and product transitions are successful.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in operations, supply chain, or related field and minimum 2 years prior relevant experience
Ability to work flexible hours to support our partners in Japan
U.S. Person - Job requires access to ITAR or 600/500-series EAR information or hardware (directly or indirectly) and the company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in related field
Experience in materials or supply chain within the aerospace industry.
Strong understanding of Microsoft Office programs functionality.
Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to work in a global supply chain.
Strong communication and project management skills.
Experience as a day-to-day user of SAP, entering transactions and running reports.
Strong customer focus experience with a focus on business results.
The ability to work as self-starter with flexible roles and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Conduct Standard Product Purchasing responsibilities, including order placement, coordinating demand and scheduling, supplier relationship management, delivery assurance and turn back monitoring and reporting.
Ensure successful execution of tactical plans and product transitions.
Work hand in hand with our partners & suppliers to develop strong working relationships that will enable the two sides to work together collaboratively solve problems as the inevitably arise within the supply chan.
Drive achievements, delivery plans and customer committed actions to completion.
Responsible for tracking Critical Parts to include the identification of any part shortages by engine module to ensure that the production schedule is met.
Compliance with all aspects of the Pratt & Whitney Procurement Manual, GSC Standard Work, UTC Code of Ethics, International Trade Compliance, & Transition Standard Work (TSW).