Senior Manager, Commodity Performance Lead (Remote)

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About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Our Electronics Commodity Organization (Integrated Supplier Team) within Operations and Supply Chain (OSC) at Raytheon has an excellent opportunity for a Commodity Performance Lead (CPL) to join our CCA Performance & Procurement Execution Integrated Supplier Team (IST). In this role you will primarily lead a team focused on driving supplier performance through Purchase Order Management, Technical Challenge resolution, and building Key Relationships. Secondary to execution, you will focus on supplier strategy development, and supplier selection, specific to the Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) category. The objective of the role is to be an internal focal point that has a deep relationship with a key supplier(s) to ensure products are delivered on-time, on-budget, and with quality. Further, you will work to influence business critical decisions such as capital investments, strategic exits, and supply base consolidation. This position is a remote role, and the selected applicant will work with the hiring manager to set a schedule.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years experience.
Procurement, Commodity Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Performance Management, and/or Program Management experience.
Ability to travel 25-30% domestically
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Electronics Assembly at either a Circuit Card Assembly, Box-Level build, or comparable manufacturing processes and technologies.
The ability to perform duties with minimal oversight; ability to understand the organization’s goals, set the strategy, and then determine the tactical tasks to achieve success.
Defense Industry Experience and familiarity with FAR/DFAR requirements.
Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrix organization.
Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain a clear execution and delivery schedule for the supplier's products, in partnership with the supplier (Often working with a supplier's Program Manager and Executive Leadership Team)
Communicate status (challenges, actions, owners, needs) at various levels within both Raytheon and the supplier
Drive closure of actions that are owned by Raytheon by building relationships
Drive closure of actions at the supplier by gaining trust and clearly communicating Raytheon priorities
Develop and implement supplier strategies, while partnering to meet customer needs. Includes: Savings Opportunities, GMRE assessment, Risk and Opportunity Analysis, Supplier Performance, and Emerging Technologies
Collaborate cross functionally to establish a "Grow, Maintain, Reduce, Exit (GMRE)” supplier strategy with detailed execution plans.
Identify capacity and manufacturing improvements through supplier investment opportunities to position the CCA supplier(s) and Raytheon for additional business opportunities.