Materials Manager- Structural Castings

Materials Manager (Individual Contributor)

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 highly skilled professionals are united by purpose and an intention to make a difference by solving the world’s most complex problems. Our divisions bring together world‑class operations and sustained investment in research and development to deliver technological leadership in aviation and defense.

• Serve as the primary materials focal point for assigned suppliers, parts or commodity families within Global Supply Chain.
• Own and manage critical parts lists, delivery schedules, and risk‑tracking tools to ensure material availability.
• Coordinate delivery performance, recovery actions, and short‑term/long‑term schedules with suppliers.
• Lead root‑cause identification and corrective‑action development for missed commitments, shortages, or supply constraints.
• Maintain visibility into supplier WIP, production status, lead‑time adherence and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Supplier Development, Quality, Engineering, Program Management and Operations to address material issues and enable stable delivery performance.
• Support supplier readiness and planning for configuration changes, new part introductions or volume shifts.
• Ensure accurate MRP planning by validating lead times, capacities and demand alignment; update planning parameters as required.
• Prepare and maintain reports including material availability metrics, shortage reports, delivery performance dashboards and inventory exposure summaries.
• Participate in internal and external customer meetings, providing updates on supplier delivery health and mitigation plans.
• Drive or support supply chain improvement projects focused on lead‑time reduction, delivery assurance, data accuracy and risk mitigation.
• Influence cross‑functional teams using data and communication skills without direct people leadership.

• University Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience with MRP systems and/or material planning processes.
• U.S. citizenship is required; only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

• Strong analytical abilities and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with in a global supply chain network or at an aerospace or industrial supplier.
• Familiarity with production planning, inventory management, capacity analysis and delivery assurance.
• Knowledge of Lean principles or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience with analytics tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, Business Warehouse or Kinaxis.

• Salary range: 107,500 USD – 204,500 USD (good faith estimate).
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match and flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off and holidays.
• Potential annual incentive compensation programs based on level and business performance.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.