Date Posted:2026-07-08
Country:United States of America
Location:US-IL-REMOTE
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company's immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status: Not Required
The Planning Optimization and OSS Manager is part of the Power and Controls aftermarket. This Manager is an experienced professional with highly developed technical expertise who leads in the On Sight Support (OSS) group and is responsible for developing significant improvements of processes, systems, and products to enhance performance and optimize inventory/assets for the P&C aftermarket.
What You Will Do- Leads and develops the OSS planning team. Mentors team members to support their career aspirations and leadership succession planning
- Leads the development of optimization strategies and tools for inventory management and materials optimization
- Spearheads the development/innovation of tools and standardized processes materials planning to optimize the utilization of business resources and meet customer expectations for delivery
- Coordinates the innovation and management of forecasting methods for materials planning. This includes gathering information from SAP, Servigisitics, and SIOP, developing causal models, and consolidating them into an aggregated plan
- Leads in the development of indicators that enable visibility to short and long-term market trends and demand
- Collaborates with OSS customers, product development leaders and sales and marketing team leaders to develop demand forecasts
- Responsible for inventory control ensuring stock levels are maintained at an appropriate level and meet site NITO targets
- Provides inventory control oversite of OSS products held at the customer including onsite audits
- Analyzes and leads in the development of new technologies to improve materials planning
- Spearheads tracking of appropriate metrics to drive results and continuous improvement
- Guides in establishing clear and robust metrics to measure progress through process improvements for OSS and supports the same for asset management and materials planning
- Executes continuous management of the demand management processes, including adherence to all required validations using the best information available, to provide long range aftermarket demand visibility in support of financial planning, internal and external capacity management, and the overall SIOP process
- Mitigates risks for long term shortages with suppliers to ensure successful customer delivery
- Presents monthly demand, supply, and executive review materials to engage leadership in strategic decisions around material planning
Qualifications You Must Have- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Previous Supply Chain or Material Planning experience or within a related field
- Previous Customer-facing experience required
- Experience using Microsoft Products (Excel) and ERP systems (SAP)
Qualifications We Prefer- Experience with Consignment Inventory
- APICS Certifications (e.g. CPIM) preferred
What We Offer- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.
*Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.
The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
