RTX

Director, Castings & Forgings Commodity Leader

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $186,200 - $353,800 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Supplier Performance & Quality Improvement: Coordinate internal and supplier containment activities across Operations and Quality Assurance (Ops/QA).
  • Facilitate Commodity specific Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities with suppliers to address quality and delivery performance gaps.
  • Manage teams that will Develop, implement, and track Improvement Plans and Corrective Actions with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Lead at the commodity level – the working teams cadence for Monitoring supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Leading and Lagging - ensuring progress toward defined targets.
  • Communicate stakeholder improvement plans and lead periodic performance reviews.
  • Commodity & Supplier Management: Lead the Commodity Team allocation process and ensure clear accountability for supplier performance within the team.
  • Identify supplier sites for focus engagement and align priorities with sourcing and procurement strategies.
  • Support the management team in successful facilitation of supplier kick-off meetings to set expectations, clarify deliverables, and drive alignment.
  • Manage teams skill set to Assess suppliers using tools such as SHR / SRA and other market tools to determine capability and maturity levels.
  • Evaluate exit criteria for suppliers and determine readiness to transition out of containment or crisis management phases.
  • Crisis Management & Engagement: Support resolution of upcoming Escalations requests from the team on performance risks and recommend application of tiger teams when required.
  • Enable and Support rapid response teams to stabilize supplier performance in critical situations.
  • Drive alignment on sustainment strategies and lead closed-loop communications with Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
  • Transition Management & Leadership: Provide commodity level leadership and/or support for supplier transitions, ensuring a smooth handover of work scope with minimal disruption.
  • Enable the Support and sustainment phase by monitoring supplier maturity post-transition and ensuring long-term capability.
  • Align with internal business units and suppliers to reinforce performance expectations and continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

  • Typically requires University Degree and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience
  • 5+ years experience with Castings (sand, investment casting manufacturing technologies)
  • 5+ years prior project management experience with greenfield/brownfield projects
  • 5+ years prior experience leading direct reports
  • The ideal candidate will currently reside in the Midwest region
  • Forging experience
  • Sand Castings experience
  • Industrial Engineering degree
  • Experience managing cross-functional improvement initiatives and crisis management in the Material / Metallurgy – Castings Forging domain
  • Analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data sets and KPIs
  • Experience in Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action planning, and performance tracking tools
  • Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization
  • Six Sigma or Lean certification (Green Belt or higher).
  • Working knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace industry regulations
  • Experience with supplier assessments and APQP process knowledge
Benefits
  • 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
  • And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
CastingsInvestment castingProject managementRoot Cause AnalysisCorrective Action planningPerformance tracking toolsAnalytical skillsCrisis managementAPQP process knowledgeSupplier assessments
Soft Skills
CommunicationLeadershipTeam managementStakeholder engagementCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingPerformance monitoringContinuous improvementFacilitationAlignment
Certifications
Six Sigma Green BeltLean certification