Date Posted:

2025-03-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW109: West Palm Beach 17900 Beeline Highway, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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?

West Palm Beach Geared Turbo Fan Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (WPB GTF MRO) Materials Team has an opening for a Materials Buyer SIOP who will support the business in the effort of sales, inventory & operations planning. You will be an integral leader in the process of driving Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning (SIOP) across all functions within  WPB GTF MRO. This includes net inventory planning, end to end variance analysis, development of real time problem resolution reports, cost reductions initiatives and vendor management.

The successful candidate will have working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems in a manufacturing environment and utilizes data-driven decision making to enable effective material availability and forecasting for vendor on time deliveries.

This role requires daily collaboration across a variety of functional areas through data analysis to maintain organizational goals and objectives. These groups include Operations, Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, PW Spares, Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain and External Vendors. The individual in this role will need to quickly develop credibility and influence while leveraging strong skills, aligning the execution plan to meet critical customer deadlines and financial targets.

What You Will Do:

Ensuring the ordering of material details and buyer queue to meet specific engine sales order requirements

Coordinate and expedite purchase orders and update material resource planning (MRP) in SAP

Monitor and communicate material shortage risks and mitigation opportunities

Attend in-person daily production meetings to report on material and vendor status, address urgent issues and determine material availability analysis, tracking, and reporting updates

Support ad hoc management and operations requests for information, analysis, and improvement opportunities

Investigate and drive resolution of materials inventory and purchase order issues that directly impact financials and engine turnaround time

Utilize our internal continuous improvement operating system to standardize and drive process improvements for the materials team

Review on engine material technical requirements prior to engine inductions to ensure proper material sourcing

Able to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit

What You Will Learn:

Problem-solving & risk mitigation – build experience in identifying materials supply risks, troubleshooting material issues, and developing proactive solutions to prevent disruptions

Develop skills in managing supplier relationships to improve order commitments to ensure seamless material flow

Cross-functional collaboration by working closely with planners, operations, finance, spares, and engineering to align materials with operational objectives

Learn to monitor inventory, analyze usage trends, and optimize inventory turns to ensure the right materials are available at the right time while reducing excess and obsolete inventory

Qualifications You Must Have:

Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience to include Materials, Operations, Supply Chain or Advanced degree and 3 years of experience to include Materials, Operations or Supply Chain.

Experience analyzing large sets of data with attention to detail

Experience with MS office Excel-Pivot Tables, Lookups and PowerPoint-create presentations

SAP experience

U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62 

Qualifications We Prefer:

Ability to read and interpret technical data such as engine manuals, service bulletins, and engineering authorizations

Experience leading and planning work priorities

Product organizational skills and experience in materials order execution

Able to communicate and make presentations to senior level leadership

Working knowledge of material planning strategies

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 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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