Materials Manager (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 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

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

It is an exciting time to join East Hartford Repair Operations within Commercial Engines Aftermarket Operations at Pratt & Whitney! EHRO is looking to fill a critical senior leadership role: Materials Manager. This position reports directly to the General Manager, EHRO.

What You Will Do:

• Manage finished goods inventories in close coordination with operations, engineering and Spares; lead collaboration between PW Spares, Forecasting and Delivery Assurance teams

• Lead team of material and vendor analysts. Establish key deliverables for the team, while providing coaching and mentorship for early career employees.

• Create & implement key objectives for EHRO including material andon avoidance and inventory optimization.

• Foster collaboration between all key EHRO stakeholders including Materials, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Finance, etc.

• Manage material and vendor constraints that impact customer commits and delivery plans

• Attend daily operations production meetings & GEMBAs, providing material and vendor updates

• Support aged WIP & aged FG reduction initiatives

• Develop digital tools to increase visibility of vendor performance, material availability and consumables health.

• Lead vendor negotiations and drive timely resolution of vendor-related issues. Drive commit integrity with vendors and establish regular communication cadence with key vendors.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of experience in operations, materials management or supply chain in a manufacturing or aerospace environment; or a High School Diploma and 14 years of experience in operations, materials management or supply chain in a manufacturing or aerospace environment

Qualifications We Prefer:

• MRO/Aftermarket experience preferred

• Strong Supply Chain background preferred

• Experience with SAP strongly preferred

• High energy, dynamic individual who strives for continuous improvement

• Ability to work with all levels of management and communicate effectively with peers, subordinates and third party stakeholders.

• Highly motivated individual who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and the challenges of process improvement.

• Ability to plan projects and to use written and verbal communication, analytical, and organizations skills to influence business objectives

• Highly proactive and able to learn quickly with a strong ability to drive and deliver results.

Learn More and Apply:

What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.

This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an of