Experience or Senior Supplier Program Management Specialist

at  Boeing

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for an Experienced or Senior Supplier Program Management Specialist to join our dynamic KC-46 Tanker team in Everett, Tukwila, WA or Wilsonville, OR.

Position Responsibilities – Experienced Level 4:

• Provides technical and business guidance to integrate strategic supply chain activities
• Leads stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases.
• Conducts and guides supplier assessments
• Develops current and projected work statement
• Leads and establishes the basis for recovery, corrective and preventative action plans
• Communicates supplier and organization performance plans risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders
• Develops and executes work movement plans
• Specializes in guiding supplier during software development and has expertise of various development stages in order to execute schedule requirements

Position Responsibilities – Senior Level 5:

• Provides technical and business guidance to critical suppliers and programs
• Leads strategic supply chain activities to manage work with suppliers and programs
• Manages all aspects of supplier and stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases
• Leads supplier assessments and the development of recovery plans, corrective and preventative actions
• Leads the development of company or business unit procurement strategies
• Provides oversight, guidance and verification of work movement projects
• Communicates supplier and organization performance plans risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders
• Manages work movement plans
• Specializes in guiding supplier during software development and has expertise of various development stages in order to execute schedule requirements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Technical Bachelor’s, Master’s or a PhD degree. (A technical degree is defined as any four year degree, or greater, in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study).
• More than 5 years of experience working directly with suppliers or supplier management
• More than 5 years of experience in root cause analysis and corrective action
• More than 5 years of experience with proposal development and contract negotiation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experienced Level 4: More than 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Senior Level 5: More than 10 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Software Development
• More than 3 years of experience working with suppliers in a technical capacity
• More than 3 years of experience working in a multi-functional team environment

TYPICAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Experienced Level 4: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years’ related work experience, Master+7 years’ related work experience, 13 years’ related work experience, etc.)
Senior Level 5: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years’ related work experience, Master+12 years’ related work experience, 18 years’ related work experience, etc.)

Position Responsibilities – Experienced Level 4:

• Provides technical and business guidance to integrate strategic supply chain activities
• Leads stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases.
• Conducts and guides supplier assessments
• Develops current and projected work statement
• Leads and establishes the basis for recovery, corrective and preventative action plans
• Communicates supplier and organization performance plans risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders
• Develops and executes work movement plans
• Specializes in guiding supplier during software development and has expertise of various development stages in order to execute schedule requirement

Position Responsibilities – Senior Level 5:

• Provides technical and business guidance to critical suppliers and programs
• Leads strategic supply chain activities to manage work with suppliers and programs
• Manages all aspects of supplier and stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases
• Leads supplier assessments and the development of recovery plans, corrective and preventative actions
• Leads the development of company or business unit procurement strategies
• Provides oversight, guidance and verification of work movement projects
• Communicates supplier and organization performance plans risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders
• Manages work movement plans
• Specializes in guiding supplier during software development and has expertise of various development stages in order to execute schedule requirement