Associate Director, Digital Sourcing & Supplier Enablement

Date Posted:

2025-05-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RTX99: RTN Remote, Texas

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

The Associate Director, Digital Sourcing & Supplier Enablement, is a senior leader accountable for the vision, execution, and sustainment of enterprise-wide Source-to-Pay (S2P) platforms that support sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier onboarding, buying & invoicing, and master data governance across RTX. This role leads a cross-functional team of functional specialists and technical developers responsible for managing the full lifecycle of SAP Ariba, MDG-Vendor, and cloud integration capabilities, ensuring compliance, supplier transparency, and consistent global adoption.

This leader serves as a key strategic partner to business units, category leaders, and enterprise DT functions to deliver secure, efficient, and insight-driven platforms that enable supplier engagement, regulatory compliance, and supply chain resilience.

What You Will Do:

Enterprise Ownership of Digital S2C Solutions

• Provide end-to-end leadership of SAP Ariba (Sourcing, Contracts, SLP, Buying & Invoicing), MDG-Vendor, and CIG, ensuring global consistency in sourcing practices, supplier onboarding, and contract governance.

Supplier Enablement & Master Data Governance

• Develop and operationalize supplier lifecycle frameworks that streamline onboarding, enforce compliance (e.g., ITAR, US Persons, DFARS), and improve vendor data quality across business units.

Integration & Digital Thread Alignment

• Align upstream sourcing platforms with enterprise architecture and product lifecycle strategies, ensuring seamless integration into downstream systems (S/4HANA, ECC, Fieldglass) through middleware and cloud connectors.

Leadership & Talent Strategy

• Lead a high-performing team of technical experts, business analysts, and platform architects. Build a culture of innovation, accountability, and growth, fostering continuous learning in modern cloud technologies and data governance.

Strategic Partnership & Governance

• Collaborate closely with supply chain, legal, compliance, DT security, and transformation teams to drive roadmap alignment, value delivery, and enterprise platform governance.

Strategic Focus Areas:

• Enterprise-wide Ariba Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle platform strategy

• Supplier onboarding, segmentation, and risk governance through MDG-Vendor

• Integration via SAP Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG) and alignment to S/4HANA

• Regulatory attribute management for ITAR, US Persons, and export control

• Cross-business standardization of Ariba upstream sourcing and contract workflows and downstream functionality

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Information Systems, Business, or related field; with 12 years of experience in Source-to-Contract systems, digital supply chain transformation, or ERP application management

• Deep knowledge of SAP Ariba suite (Sourcing, Contracts, SLP, Buying), MDG, and supplier enablement processes

• Proven track record of leading complex, enterprise-scale sourcing platform implementations

• Strong understanding of compliance requirements in the Aerospace & Defense industry

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development