Associate Director Aftermarket Materials Manager 787 (Onsite)
RaytheonAerospace Operations Manager
This role offers an experienced aerospace operations, supply chain, or program management professional the opportunity to lead materials readiness and execution for major retrofit programs over the next 35 years. As the Commercial Aftermarket Materials focal point, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless support of parts and rotable assets, while collaborat
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ing with cross-functional teams and engaging with senior leadership to drive success. Key performance indicators for this role include asset utilization and ROI, fill rate, inventory health, on-time delivery (OTD), and delinquency management.
This position will be onsite in Chula Vista, CA. Relocation assistance is available.
What You Will Do
• Develop and execute material support plans for managed retrofit programs, including rotable asset acceleration and procurement of direct/indirect aftermarket materials aligned with customer or MRO-specific work scopes
• Identify, mitigate, and resolve materials risks by expediting parts, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions
• Anticipate future demand, establish forward-looking plans, and drive actions to accelerate the supply of critical-path parts
• Coordinate with Spares Account Management, Provisioning, Asset Management, Retrofit Management, Licensing, and MROs to ensure seamless retrofit support
• Partner with AMP, Provisioning, Supply Chain, ME, and Distribution to improve processes, tools, and reporting to elevate organizational performance
• Develop provisioning recommendations for customers, MROs, and licensees to optimize inventory investment and improve turnaround time (TAT)
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency and materials flow
• Present demand, inventory, and supply insights to senior leadership and key stakeholders, communicating progress, issues, and outcomes
Qualifications You Must Have
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of experience in aerospace operations, supply chain, or program management, or 10 years of experience with an advanced degree. Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in managing complex program execution, including risk mitigation strategies
• Experience with executive-level communication and presentation
• Experience in influencing and negotiating across cross-functional teams
• Experience with commercial aftermarket objectives and business operations
Qualifications We Prefer
• Ability to work autonomously while fostering trust across the aftermarket organization
• Prior people leadership experience with a history of developing talent
• Interest in customer service and maintaining best-in-class aftermarket support
What We Offer
Benefits
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
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• 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!
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