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Supplier Development Lead (Remote - Residing in the within the Midwest, USA area)

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U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

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2026-09-11

United States of America

US-MI-REMOTE

Remote

Requirements

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U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Bachelors Degree in Supply chain, Business Management, or related field and 10 years of experience in Operations, Quality, continuous Improvement roles, or related field; or an advanced degree with 7 years of experience.
U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
- Experience with strong structured project management and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to initiate, lead and sustain change activities at the suppliers.
- CORE Professional (Any track).
- Six-Sigma Blackbelt or Greenbelt or LEAN certificate.
- RTX SHA certified assessor.
- ITC experience.
- SAP experience using Procurement and Quality transactions.

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Not Required

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.

Responsibilities

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Pratt and Whitney, Midwest Regional Office is looking for a Supplier Development Lead who will drive operational excellence and process compliance within the supply base through on site visits and assessments. You will help key suppliers in the resolution of significant issues that are likely to have a business-wide impact by working cross functionally with Purchasing, Engineering, Quality and Operations leadership. In addition, you will coordinate and resolve company/department wide risks/obstacles to ensure manufacturing, supply chain, and delivery schedules are aligned with customer needs. You will also be responsible for reporting key suppliers’ progress to operational initiatives at executive reviews with senior level leadership, both internal and external.

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Drives improvement of on time delivery and quality performance at multiple suppliers.
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Develop and drive quality improvement plans. Coordinates root cause identification and corrective actions.
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Leads onsite assessments with Buyers, Quality, and Engineering teams to drive overall supplier improvement.
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Identifies and removes significant barriers to the implementation of CI for suppliers to improve on-time delivery and quality.
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Evaluates key supplier performance and apply sustainable counter measures and actions to facilitate improvement.
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Directs production readiness assessments for New Product Introduction and rate increases, including capacity confirmation to ensure a timely ramp-up to production volumes with a business wide impact.
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Oversee the monitoring of critical business wide metrics and the coordination of cross-functional work teams to significantly increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives.
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Engages the senior management of key suppliers to initiate appropriate major improvement programs to achieve and sustain high levels of performance.
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Plans, organizes, directs and reports all activities and matters relating to supplier performance.
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Evaluates supplier performance, management, capacity and production readiness.
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Assesses supplier qualifications including training and certifications.
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Elaborates supplier development plans and works in collaboration with the supplier to ensure best performance is achieved.
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