Commodity Performance Lead
RTXDate Posted: 2026-11-12

 Country: United States of America

 Location: US-AZ-REMOTE

 Position Role Type: Remote

 U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

 Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

 Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This Commodity Performance Lead will report directly to the Associate Director of the Honeywell SIPT. In this role, you will perform a critical role in the overall performance, relationship, and health of a supplier through the management of Raytheon business strategy, coordination of a cross-functional team and utilization of a supplier development engagement process. You will evaluate supplier factors, including but not limited to, capabilities, capacity, obsolescence, market and technology trends when making supplier strategies. In collaboration with Commodity Strategies, Programs, Supplier Engineering and Leadership, the Commodity Performance Lead is responsible for ensuring a robust supply base that can meet the increasing needs of RTX and our customers. The Commodity Performance Lead will develop key senior level relationships both internally and externally to influence and drive critical needs at the supplier. What You Will Do: Develops and executes Raytheon Company supplier strategies for the SIPT, enabling the business to achieve rapid growth by establishing resiliency in the supply chain. Coordinating POC for a Focused Supplier(s) Partners with the enterprise to align supplier priorities to support customer demand Ensure supplier understands flow down requirements Optimize a supplier's performance to meet customer needs Understand Capacity, Capability, and Health of the Focused Supplier(s) Drive prioritization of Raytheon portfolio & ensure strong supplier relationships Manage Supplier Partnership throughout product lifecycle to drive delivery assurance Coordinate continuous improvement engagements to ensure delivery of quality parts on time Develop strategies to drive supply base resiliency by reducing vulnerabilities at the n-th tier level and next higher assembly level. Coordinate with commodity strategies to identify technology trends and gaps between Raytheon tech. roadmaps and suppliers to align supplier investments and enable and inform product strategies and approaches. Characterizes and understands the wider supplier portfolio space with respect to supplier technology & capabilities, performance, and capacity. Insulates the supply chain from supplier risks through deployment of core strategies that enable the Company to withstand instability and reduce threats to the business Drives improved profitability by implementing approaches that are forward looking and anticipate changes in supply and demand and proactively position Raytheon to capture savings or mitigate cost growth. Responsible for cross-business collabora…