Senior Procurement Manager (onsite)

RTX • Chula Vista, CA

4d • 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. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Senior Procurement Manager will play a critical role in driving supplier performance and ensuring seamless execution across a complex global supply base. Acting as a strategic, hands‑on partner to quality, engineering, and senior leadership, this individual will lead key supplier initiatives, resolve production challenges, and mitigate risks that threaten schedule, cost, or quality. The role also provides high‑visibility support through executive-level presentations, pricing and financial analysis, and management of high‑impact supplier escalations. Based onsite in Chula Vista, CA, this position offers the opportunity to influence major programs while traveling up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum of 7 years’ experience
• Aerospace industry or similar experience in areas of Engineering, Supply chain, Procurement and Operations
• SAP experience

Nice To Haves

• Technical aptitude to understand complex manufacturing processes
• Project management skills
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge and Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement experience
• Executive presentation experience

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of suppliers from PO placement through order delivery.
• Directs and manages all schedules, and purchase orders for the client account or the product family, ensuring on time delivery and meeting all Quality requirements for products
• Review critical shortages with the multiple stakeholders.
• Managing the supplier relationship and improvement activities
• Proactively identify, analyze, and communicate program execution risks of supplier deliverables
• Compiles price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to provide input on reasonable prices.
• Communicate and work closely with different internal organizations and internal customers such as quality and engineering to overcome any production and quality impediments.
• Reviews request for proposals (RFP) and bid packages.
• Present to senior leadership
• Travel up to 30% domestically and internationally
• Able to work on special projects presenting direct to Senior Leadership.
• Able to support other team members for escalations at complex suppliers.
• Responsible to monitor and implement corrective actions to ensure adherence to team metric targets.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior