Manager, Materials, Planning, SIOP (Onsite)

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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 spanet. 

We are searching for a Manager, Materials, Planning, SIOP to lead a team of primarily experienced materials and planning professionals to support Operations and will be responsible for all aspects of Materials at the Simpsonville, SC and Nogales, MX locations. Establishes key elements of tactical and operational plans with direct impact towards the achievement of results, with a focus on short to medium-term time horizons. Responsible for managing and monitoring materials and planning performance and productivity, with focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Drives daily productivity and problem-solving through our Lean management system. Drives Lean implementation in alignment with the RTX CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence) and the Collins Management System.

This role will be performed Onsite at our Collins Aerospace Location in Simpsonville, SC.

What You Will Do

• Accountable for Materials Team at the Simpsonville, SC and Nogales, MX locations holding overall responsibility for planners, schedulers, logistics supervisor, material handlers, and ERP data team.
• Responsible for materials policy deployment, aligned with site business strategy and annual operating plan.
• Provides leadership coaching and development for planners, schedulers, logistics supervisor, material handlers, and ERP data team. 
• Disciplined execution of the daily Lean management system, including Tiered accountability meetings, visual management systems, and leader standard work. Drive accountability to daily results and rapid corrective actions to overcome misses.
• Responsible for training and overall development of the materials team in alignment with business needs.  Responsibility for approximately 30 direct and indirect reports.
• Champion for safety, quality improvement, and CORE programs across all materials areas.
• Drives implementation and standardization of best practices through standard work aligned with the TWI model.  This includes, but is not limited to, job instructions, job breakdown sheets, pre- and post-flight checklists, layered audits, and others as appropriate.
• Drives development of a strong problem-solving culture, through application of CORE methods and coaching behaviors.
• Ensures timely execution of materials transactions in Epicor ERP system to ensure data accuracy.  Work with other areas to continuously improve data integrity.
• Works with the manufacturing teams to optimize scheduling and materials flow to support operations, decreasing WIP while improving delivery.
• Responsible for managing Epicor ERP data integrity and improvement efforts to maximize ERP system functionality and support business processes.
• Responsible for executing plan for every part and maintaining master data for purchased parts, sub-assemblies, end items and other parts as required.
• Facilitates the capacity management process, including identification and escalation of long-term capacity gaps to ensure successful execution of customer demands in support of SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) processes.
• Responsible for overall inventory management and reduction efforts aligned to key business targets and SIOP processes.
• Performs escalated expediting when required to ensure on time delivery of material. Mitigates risks for short term shortages with internal suppliers to ensure successful customer delivery.
• Responsible for warehousing, cycle count, inventory accuracy, logistics coordination and costs, and compliance to global trade logistics practices.

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience 
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Qualifications We Prefer

• Lean or six sigma certifications
• Materials management in AS9100 controlled manufacturing environments.
• ASCM (APICS) certification in Planning and/or Warehousing
• Experience with Epicor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform

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  
• Relocation may be available.
•  And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

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.  

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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.  

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

The next chapter of our future as an aerospace company is here, and we are excited about what this means for our employees and customers! Get onboard the Collins Aerospace Operations team and play a part in managing our innovative products from inception to delivery. The Operations team continues to grow and aims to strengthen the connection of Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain and Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) across Collins Aerospace. In this dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to network across our businesses and functions, all while improving the productivity, quality and efficiency of our operations worldwide.

*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.

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 118,000 USD - 246,000 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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