Date Posted:

2024-07-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is currently hiring for the position of Senior Buyer within our Airbus Programs team. Join us in overseeing the complete supplier management process, from purchase order placement to order delivery. You'll be responsible for implementing procurement procedures, standards, and operational plans, including handling RMAs, RTV, receiving grievances, and MRB issues. In addition, you will interact with multiple programs, departments and both domestic and international suppliers.

What We Do

Our Airbus Programs team manages suppliers for our Nacelle Manufacturing and Assembly sites. Nacelles are the outer casings or housings surrounding aircraft engines.

• The position will be working onsite at our Chula Vista CA facility

• Relocation assistance is available

What You Will Do

• Oversee end-to-end supplier management, from purchase order placement to order delivery, while implementing procurement processes, standards, and operational plans, including managing RMAs, RTV, receiving grievances, and MRB issues.

• Contribute to RFP and bid package reviews, participate in supplier readiness assessments, and compile relevant data for reports to support short and long-term procurement decision-making

• Manage supplier schedules, expedite deliveries to resolve issues like shortages and delays, ensuring compliance with contracts, assessing the need for changes, and ensuring timely delivery of quality products at the right cost.

• Utilize procurement tools for trend analysis, risk assessment, and proactive communication of program execution risks related to supplier deliverables, as well as continuous improvement (CI) tools to analyze root causes and implement permanent fixes, thereby preventing recurring overdue deliveries.

• Monitor price trends and manufacturing processes, implementing necessary changes to enhance the effectiveness of the procurement process, while actively contributing to compiling price proposals, financial reports, and relevant data to provide input on reasonable pricing to support informed decision-making.

• Spearhead supplier and client relationship management initiatives, collaborating with internal departments to address production and quality challenges, and prepare comprehensive reports for senior management, facilitating collaboration, continuous improvement, and informed decision-making.

• Frequent domestic and international travel, comprising up to 30% of work commitments when circumstances permit

• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 8 years of relevant experience

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position

• Experience with Continuous Improvement (CI) tools and methodologies

• Experience with Supply Chain, Procurement and/or Operations.

• Experience with an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with SAP or similar systems

• Experience with aerospace industry

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, ACE or CORE

• Experience with Excel-Pivot Tables, Creating PowerPoint presentations

• Proficiency in interpreting drawings and blueprints

• Possess technical acumen to comprehend intricate manufacturing procedures

• Demonstrated skills in project management

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles

• Experience in process improvement methodologies

• Proficient in delivering executive-level presentations

  What we Offer

  Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

•  And more! 

  Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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 challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

Diversity drives innovation: inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE .

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role

  Onsite : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

  Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can collaborate with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

• Have prior experience in functional area of interest

• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 85,000 USD - 179,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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