Strategic Sourcing Specialist

RTX

Sourcing Specialist managing HR contracts for RTX, an aerospace and defense company. Developing sourcing strategies and leading negotiations for HR services while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeFarmington • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $68,900 - $131,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop sourcing strategies and lead negotiations for HR contracts to ensure favorable terms aligned with RTX technical, financial, and performance objectives.
Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, aligning sourcing activity with strategic priorities.
Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including requirements gathering, market analysis, RFx creation and management, supplier evaluations, and award recommendations.
Manage partnerships supporting recruitment agencies and headhunters to support global talent acquisition needs.
Evaluate and select suppliers for learning and development programs, including training providers, leadership development solutions, and e-learning platforms.
Oversee supplier relationships related to benefits administration, employee wellness programs, and other HR services.
Manage relocation and mobility services contracts, including relationships with relocation firms and providers of immigration and expatriate services.
Create and execute category strategies balancing cost efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.
Ensure compliance with labor laws, GDPR, and applicable privacy regulations throughout the contracting and supplier engagement process.
Partner with HR consulting firms and global stakeholders (e.g., Singapore) to support international sourcing requirements.
Coordinate and lead calls across multiple time zones to support regional HR operations.
Conduct contract reviews, redlines, and drafting of contract amendments for MTAs, MSAs, Order Forms, NDAs, and related documents through to execution.
Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on contracting, budgeting, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
Bachelors Degree
3-5 yrs of services contracts experience.
Knowledge of software contracts is a plus.
Ability to effectively work with and communicate with all levels of management and individual contributors on the program team.
Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

sourcing strategiesnegotiationsrequirements gatheringmarket analysisRFx creationsupplier evaluationscontract reviewscontract draftingcomplianceservices contracts

Soft Skills

trusted advisorcommunicationcollaborationleadershiprelationship managementstrategic alignmentcross-functional teamworkorganizational skillstime managementproblem-solving