Global Commodity and Strategic Sourcing Manager

The Global Commodity and Strategic Sourcing Manager works in partnership on creating and executing sourcing strategy and commodity management activities to sustain and contribute to the overall supply chain and business objectives for the Engineered Items/Supplier Designed Equipment Commodity.

The manager works closely with transitions and execution teams as well as with key stakeholders such as Business Unit Cost Leads, Engineering, Quality, Special Process, Supplier Performance, Contracts, and Compliance.

Location of this position can be any Collins location in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom or France or REMOTE.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Manages execution of commodity / account management and sourcing strategy.
- Develops supplier selection process, meeting the organization’s standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply; seek/develop new qualified sources of supply
- Negotiates Long Term Agreements, Price Agreements, and other Settlements or Disputes within specified spending limits.
- Identify opportunities to convert spot purchase orders to existing Long Term Agreements.
- Develop and implement strategy execution to improve Long Term Agreement coverage across the business units with the supply base.
- Align and obtain stakeholder approvals for negotiations.
- Ensure contract negotiations support cost savings target.
- Closely support cost reduction and cost management process and projects.
- Manages sourcing strategies, shares best practices, and defines acceptable service levels.
- Validates accuracy of price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
- Develops a strategic plan for part families or strategic suppliers.
- Responsible for overall relationship with one or multiple strategic accounts across a given commodity.
- Leads sourcing process from RFQ to contract signature.
- Ensures supplier or commodity is performing to the designed RTX requirements from delivery, quality, and cost perspective.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience **_OR_**
- Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience **_OR_**
- In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time (domestic and international)

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Contract negotiation Experience
- Experience using cost sensitivity to improve bottom line
- Process design and governance (standard work) experience
- Experience as project integrator across multiple teams and business segments

**About Us**

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest problems and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary as well as 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, as well as private dental & healthcare. In addition, there is an Employee Assistance Programme, ability to buy and sell holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee discounts and a fantastic pension scheme.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. Collins Aerospace is committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion because we believe that acknowledging and learning from people from many different backgrounds and interests creates an environment where everyone can be their best, ensuring that Collins can be _its _best. **All welcome. All equal. All in.