Sr Manager – Engineering Software Sourcing

Sr Manager – Engineering Software Sourcing

Requirements

• A Bachelors Degree with an MBA preferred
• Minimum 10 years Sourcing and Procurement Management with at least 5 years in Digital Preferred
• Experience with various types of software licensing models for Engineering Software
• Negotiating software/SaaS contracts to drive year on year cost savings to help RTX meet its bottom line
• Experience with end-to-end procurement process
• Microsoft Suite of Products including Excel, Word and Teams
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements

Responsibilities

• Build a strategy, lead and manage negotiations for Engineering Software (SW) contracts to ensure favorable terms and conditions to the achievement of technical, financial and performance objectives for RTX
• Review, draft, and revise a variety of contracts including software licenses and master agreements
• Work closely with internal stakeholders including partnership peers, legal, finance, cyber to align contract terms with company objectives
• Manage relationship with suppliers ensuring adherence to agreed terms, quality, and opportunity development
• Establish supplier engagement plans and enforce overall governance within portfolio
• Develop and manage an integrated master schedule of engagements, renewals, RFQs, etc.
• Facilitate supplier performance reviews, benchmarks & reporting
• Identify and mitigate potential risks in contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Support the investigation, negotiation and favorable resolution of disputes with suppliers
• Manage Software audits
• Maintain organized and accurate records of all contract negotiations, drafts and final agreements
• Stay informed of industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in software contracting
• Recommend and implement process improvements in deal tracking (savings, risk, metrics) and contract management to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Demonstrated ability to understand financial information, budgets and program performance and develop strategies and business cases to improve performance in these areas
• Understand and perform contract redlines
• Business acumen to connect technical requirements and concerns to contract performance