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RTX · 2 weeks ago

Sr. Manager, Software Sourcing (Hybrid)

Farmington, CT

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

7+ years exp

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. The role involves strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, spend analysis, decision support, project management, risk management, and collaboration with internal stakeholders to optimize software sourcing and contracts.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing: Analyze supplier pricing and assist in negotiation of complex agreements. Analyze Supplier RFP responses and summarize and present findings

Contract Lifecycle Management: Support the review, draft, and revision of a variety of contracts including software licenses, maintenance and support, professional services and master agreements. Support ad-hoc projects as needed

Spend Analysis: Capture and communicate meaningful insights from complex data sets obtained from multiple, unintegrated sources. Execute spend analytics & modeling and provide executive level presentations. Conduct research for product portfolio, including install base analysis, competitive intelligence, customer satisfaction studies, and strategic solution alternatives

Decision Support: Inform/influence category strategies, support negotiations for Software (SaaS, perpetual, and subscription) and Services contracts to ensure favorable terms and conditions for the achievement of technical, financial and performance objectives for RTX

Project Management: Effectively manage an integrated master schedule of engagements, renewals, RFQs, etc. in a fast-paced environment

Risk Management: Support the identification and mitigation of potential risks in contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Partner with IT Asset Management (ITAM) functions to lead/support software license audits

Lean/Continuous Improvement: Recommend and implement process improvements in deal tracking (savings, risk, metrics) and contract management to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity to align contract terms with company objectives

Qualification

Digital/IT SourcingSpend AnalysisContract Lifecycle ManagementSoftware Licensing ModelsMicrosoft ApplicationsSAP AribaProject ManagementBusiness AcumenRisk ManagementCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Systems, Data Science or related discipline is required, an Advanced Degree is preferred

Minimum 7-10 years of Digital/IT Sourcing and Spend Analysis experience required

Microsoft data management, visualization and presentation applications such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SharePoint, PowerBI, Excel, PowerPoint and Power Automate

Hands-on sourcing and contracting experience with top tier software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday and/or ServiceNow, etc.) and/or service (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, etc.) providers is required

SAP Ariba upstream solutions (e.g., Contracts, Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Supplier Information and Performance Management, etc.) is highly desired

In-depth understanding of various types of software licensing models

Analyzing and/or negotiating software contracts to drive year on year cost savings to help RTX meet its bottom line

Contract redlines

Business acumen to connect technical requirements and concerns to contract performance

The procurement process

Financial information, budgets and program performance; develop strategies and business cases to improve performance in these areas

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements

Preferred

Experience in a similar role with a top-tier Management Consulting firm is preferred

Strong project management skills and ability to convert requirements into executable strategies, and ability to develop and manage an integrated master schedule

Ability to effectively work with and communicate with all levels of management and individual contributors on the program team

Ability to develop effective presentations and documents used for leadership reviews

Benefits

Healthcare

Wellness

Retirement and work/life benefits

Career development and recognition programs

Parental (including paternal) leave

Flexible work schedules

Achievement awards

Educational assistance

Child/adult backup care

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

Paid time off

Holidays

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees