Principal Procurement Specialist

Date Posted:

2025-06-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

IN206: 3939PriorityWay 3939 Priority Way Building 6, Indianapolis, IN, 46240 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.  

Role Summary
Raytheon is seeking a procurement professional to review and negotiate terms and conditions and recommend final Raytheon position to Subject Matter Expert and/or Supply Chain Advisor and Office of General Counsel. Some travel may be required.

What You Will Do:

• Perform procurement and supplier management activities in support of U.S. Government and Commercial contracts.
• Place purchase orders of medium complexity and medium volume.  Support on less and more complex work will be required at times as well.
• Utilize source selection techniques, compile, and analyze data to perform price analyses, conduct negotiations (including terms and conditions), and identify supplier risks, with guidance as needed.
• Ensure that requirements (prime contract, quality, terms and conditions) are properly communicated to suppliers and manage supplier performance to cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Work cross functionally with engineering, quality, and program management along with other key functional groups to ensure program needs are met by resolving obstacles that require ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
• Monitor procurement reports and help drive performance to meet company metric targets.
• Communicate clearly and be proactive in a fast-paced environment. Be flexible, innovative, work with speed and agility yet be thorough and compliant with government and Raytheon regulations, while successfully driving tasks to completion.
• Assist in the training of peer procurement professionals as needed.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience. 
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in procurement/buying role.
• Ability to multi-task and perform in a dynamic, fast paced, changing environment
• Experience conducting formal negotiations (price, schedule and supplier exceptions to contractual requirements).
• Experience placing a PO of medium to high complexity and processing a high volume of POs across various programs within the business unit
• Experience communicating effectively both verbally and in writing with internal customers and suppliers.
• Must be able to handle multiple decisions based on workload dispersion, program priorities, and program directions
• Proficiency to perform and comprehend price analyses, source selection/justification, with guidance as needed
• Experience assimilating new information, processes and tools.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience using standard computer systems focused on supplier management processes (SAP-PRISM)
• Ability to filter information from multiple sources to drive innovative solutions
• Experience working with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Raytheon tools, as well as knowledge of supply chain processes
• Knowledge of reading drawings.
• DoD procurement experience and knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR/DFARS)

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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