Principal Procurement Specialist
Location
Texas
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$86.8K - $165.2K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Procurement Specialist
RTX
• Review of SOW’s (Statements of Work) and In-house estimates. • Creating PIA/NDA’s (Proprietary Information Agreement/ Non-Disclosure Agreement). • Aid in Drive the success for metrics, Late to Place, Late to Dock, Delinquent Material, etc. • Obtaining Proposal/Quotation activities from prospective subcontractors and employing various techniques to analyze cost/price, technical capability, and financial viability. • Evaluating, identifying, and selecting suppliers and business partners. • Supplier negotiations (price, schedules, terms & conditions). • Conduct investigations to ensure ability to perform within cost and schedule. • Monitoring and reporting cost, schedule and status of suppliers and recommends or implements corrective action as necessary. • Significant supplier interaction in collaboration with Business and Programs. • Managing Supplier's critical path in support of key program milestones. • Engage with Business EXIM, Legal, Sr. Leaders, and Gate Reviews. • Negotiating and administering multiple General Acquisitions/Subcontracts efforts simultaneously. • Preparing General Acquisitions/Subcontracts documentation in accordance with established company, customer, and government regulations. • Managing suppliers and Purchase Orders (PO) from creation through delivery in a depot environment. • Traveling 10%.
Job Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
- Experience with purchase order management, Negotiations, internal, across the businesses, external with suppliers.
- Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS) or within other heavily regulated industries such as space, aviation, power generation.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.
- Experience with Government contracts, processes, and procedures.
- Experience with proposals and understanding of all phases of sourcing, procurement execution to include price negotiation reductions and terms and conditions.
- Experience with automation tools.
- Previous experience with integrated supply chain, including strategic procurement.
- Experience interfacing with senior management on major matters pertaining to its policies, plans, and objectives.
- Six Sigma and productivity improvement experience.
- Knowledge of import/export regulations (ITAR/EAR).
- Experience with Price Cost Analysis.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (excel, Word, Power Point).
- SAP System or PRISM Experience.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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