• Develop and implement long-term strategies for bearing commodities, including supplier consolidation, supplier transitions, long-term agreements, and engineering alignment. • Drive cost reduction initiatives through spend analysis, market assessments, and volume aggregation. • Draft and manage RFQs, analyze RFQ results, build business cases, and develop new suppliers to optimize the supply base. • Act as the subject matter expert for bearing, staying informed on current and future market trends, supply base dynamics, and industry innovations. • Build and validate embedded data sets to support decision-making. • Analyze spend data, market trends, and supplier operations to identify cost drivers and opportunities for optimization. • Lead supplier selection processes, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. • Develop and execute negotiation strategies for proposals and Long-Term Agreements (LTAs). • Partner with business leaders, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers to advocate for and implement recommended sourcing strategies. • Ensure all sourcing activities comply with regulatory (FAR/DFAR) and corporate requirements. • Monitor and ensure supplier performance meets RTX’s standards for delivery, quality, and cost.