Supplier Development Lead - Residing in the Los Angeles, CA area (Remote)

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience 

• U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems or sites

• Reside in the Los Angeles, CA area

• Experience in Operations, preferably with a company doing investment castings, forgings, or machining. Additional experience in Quality, and/or Continuous Improvement roles strongly desired.

• Strong Leadership skills and a demonstrated track record of accomplishment in business performance using ACE tools

• Hands on experience with strong structured project management and problem solving skills in using ACE tools

• Ability to work and communicate with the entire workforce: from convincing a shop floor operator to try a new work sequence to having strategic discussions with both PW supply chain team and supplier leadership team about overall approach and focus for Supplier Gold

• Ability to initiate, lead and sustain change activities at the supplier

• Operations experience running a shop or cell where lean manufacturing was implemented.

• Significant engagement with lean manufacturing or operational excellence type tools

• Six-Sigma Blackbelt

• Raytheon Technologies or equivalent skills: CORE Certification

• SHA certified assessor   ITC / BAER experience

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.  The position will require frequent travel in Los Angeles, CA and therefore the selected candidate must live in this region.

The Supplier Development Lead position (SDL) requires living & working in the Los Angeles area with 4 or 5 Pratt & Whitney suppliers to assist them on their journey to achieve platinum level performance. The suppliers in the area range from Casting and Forging houses to machining and even distributors.  The SDL’s function would involve training and coaching for root cause analysis of quality and delivery misses, lean manufacturing, cell design, capacity assessment, equipment maintenance, EH&S issues, and shop cleanliness. The SDL also works to improve the relationship between Pratt & Whitney and the supplier by improving the communications, minimizing the number of outside visits, catalyst for additional business opportunities, reducing financial risks, and developing long term relationships.

A supplier Development Lead will learn to work independently to improve a suppliers performance, profitability, and culture. Relationship building is the key to success in this role. SDL's must learn how to engage with a supplier and persuade them to create/grow a culture of continuous improvement.

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