Procurement Specialist

Role Overview

• Hold Delegation of Authority to commit and execute commercial agreements with Suppliers whilst ensuring compliance and minimizing risk to Boeing.
• Lead the creation and development of the Supply Chain Architecture (SCA) development with input from multi-faceted functions (e.g. Engineering, Programme Management, Safety & Quality).
• Work closely with Price and Estimating to develop material basis of estimate (Priced Bill of Materials), ensuring sourcing strategies are in place to support the Aircraft BOM.
• Developing negotiation strategies to enable best value from Suppliers to Boeing & subsequently placing contracts for the purchase of goods and services.
• Lead development of the sourcing strategy for campaign including industry capability assessment
• Manages technical, business, product delivery, quality, RIO, MDAL and in-service aspects of key supplier/subcontractor relationships and performance of the supplier relationship
• Support creation of bid packages including supplier source selection and proposal evaluation (in compliance with the Boeing Integrated Business Acquisition Process (IBAP).
• Support the development and maintenance of relationships and partnerships with senior stakeholders, peers and relevant functional areas.
• Prepare, negotiate and execute all forms of contractual documentation including; Proprietary Information Agreements and Terms and Conditions
• Represents Supply Chain Management at Programme meetings & Leads Key Supplier Meetings.
• Monitor Supply Chain performance relating to the delivery of campaign deliverables and the labour resource being expended to complete such deliverables.
• Identify, monitor, track & mitigate risks, issues and opportunities as they arise in accordance with best practice, ensuring timely communication of such risks to both the programme team and the Supply Chain management team
• Foster positive and collaborative working relationships with the RWE programme team.

Requirements

• Experience in a procurement, commercial, or supply chain support role in an Aerospace/Defence industry position
• Experience in SAP/Ariba
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating contractual documentation
• Minimum of 3-5 years Supply Chain or Commercial experience.
• Demonstrated experience working within dynamic global supply chains.
• Experience in executing acquisition or sustainment projects within MRO industry
• Experience in managing major subcontracts with large organizations.
• Dynamic, innovative and like to think outside the box; Able to communicate, influence and engage a diverse group of engineering and programme management professionals
• An excellent communicator who can engage and motivate diverse and geographically dispersed teams; Outcome focused and demonstrates strong values-based leadership.
• Active UK security clearance or ability to acquire UK SC security clearance.

Benefits

• Benefits and pay are resolved at the local level.