Supplier Performance Specialist (Remote - Residing in Los Angeles, CA Area)

RTX•Washington, DC

1d•$86,800 - $165,200•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 position will be remote based (work from home) in the Los Angeles, CA Area area. The position will require frequent travel in Los Angeles, CA Area area and therefore the selected candidate must live in this region.

Requirements

A College Degree or equivalent experience and 5 years of prior delivery assurance, supply chain, or related experience; or an advanced degree with 2 years of experience.
Reside in the Los Angeles, CA Area
U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Operations, Supply Chain Management, or related field
Learns quickly, grasps the 'essence of what is happening’, and can change the course quickly
Builds strong relationships with peers and partners outside of team to enable higher performance
Openly considers the ideas of others, analyzes, and develops innovation to reality
Flexible, enthusiastic self-starter
Proficient in SAP and Qlik/ Power BI
Experience working with cross functional teams

Responsibilities

Identify Bottleneck/Capacity Constraints that will be used to develop improvement and mitigation plans for improved on time delivery from suppliers
Acquire a vision of the big picture and understand that enhancing operational effectiveness is key to organizational business performance
Drive for results, consistently pursuing continued ways to accomplish goals and objectives that requires your extraordinary determination, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills to satisfy our Customer’s needs.
Develop a strong understanding of the products and the operational processes they go through at the suppliers you will be working with.
Ability to generate and gain opportunities to break functional, operational, & logistical barriers faced with getting products out the door.
Reveal and work to remove barriers to business goals specific to the on-time delivery of parts.
Effectively driving tasks/projects to completion which includes Leading Indicator (LI) data collection : RM availability and on order, WIP tracking , Quality notification closures, and Sub-Tier supplier tracking.
Working with multiple projects and interact with several departments and various levels of management simultaneously
Manage / assist with process improvement projects, prioritizes project work, and support the needs of CORE operating system
Utilizes project management approach and process improvement discipline to lead projects according to plan, including identifying and mitigating project risks
Gather feedback and work to identify new improvement projects in conjunction with Supplier Development Leaders
Will be an active participant in Commodity Days, EMMs and SEMO (Supplier Exec Management Overviews), and Co-lead with our customers and Supplier Development Leaders on the respective Supplier
Must be able to travel up to 80% of your time within the Los Angeles, CA Area
On-site at suppliers 80% of your time
20% of the time working from home office