Material Program Manager

Date Posted:

2025-09-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ888: RMS AP Bldg 928 1151 East Hermans Road Building 928, Tucson, AZ, 85706 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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. 

The Material Program Manager (MPM) role, within RTX, requires strong leadership skills with demonstrated project management experience.  The MPM is accountable for managing supplier performance and success.  As the interface between Supply Chain, the Program Office/Integrated Product Team (IPT), supplier, and other functions working on both development and production contracts; this role is responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies and ensuring organizational and program objectives are achieved.

Key responsibilities include supplier material management, material forecasting, ensuring cost and schedule requirements are met, creating metrics to monitor GSCM health, supplier assessments, and future proposal activities.

What You Will Do

• Drive processes to successful completion in support of a very aggressive schedule of deliveries.
• Oversight of GSC proposal execution performance and reporting.
• MRP support and production alignment in support of Operations execution.
• Propose sound and innovative business solutions to increase operational efficiencies to ensure business area and program success.
• Manage multiple contracts and conflicting priorities daily
• Process information from multiple sources to achieve a successful outcome
• Have the passion and desire for continuous learning
• Identify/Generate material R&Os in alignment with program execution
• Communicate and translate Program requirements to critical suppliers
• Conduct supplier engagements related to capability, capacity, opportunity, and risk.
• Collect and analyze performance metrics and contribute to EAC reporting/performance.
• Ensure supplier is supporting MRP, the MPP, and the MPS.
• Develop and execute Risk/Opportunity plans to meet program responsibilities & proactively manage mitigation plans.
• Monitor performance metrics and proactively address program and functional issues.
• Act as key supplier and customer interface, including building Program and supplier relationships and leading weekly and quarterly engagements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities within the supplier’s performance.
• Facilitate necessary product and process changes through collaboration with suppliers and Engineering/Quality. Facilitate resolution of product non-conformances.
• Actively participate in program/engineering reviews and change boards.
• Obtain MPM certification. 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advance Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience supplier management, project management and/or program management.
• Experience in desktop computing tools (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project)
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience working in the defense industry within the supply chain function
• Experience purchasing assemblies for military applications
• Experience using manufacturing or enterprise planning tools, including MRP (Kinaxis/ SAP/PRISM)

What We Offer

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

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