Procurement Agent

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for an Intermediate Procurement Agent (Level 2 or
3) to join our Systems team in Everett, Washington!

Operations Procurement Agents for the Commercial Airplanes Systems commodity are the Boeing supply chain front line, managing a sophisticated web of suppliers that provide some of the most critical components of Boeing’s state-of-the-art commercial jetliners. Operations Procurement Agents for Systems oversee the delivery and quality performance of suppliers of vital airplane systems like avionics, flight systems, fire suppression, electrical systems, environmental controls, actuation and landing gear.

Through their leadership, their communication of expectations, and their use of a variety of supply chain metrics, these professionals evaluate, monitor, and improve supplier performance for all commercial airplane programs.

Procurement Agents at the Boeing company get the opportunity to learn all aspects of the aerospace manufacturing supply chain, gain knowledge of the most advanced technology used in aviation, and get to make a positive impact on the lives of the flying public. Procurement Agents also have many opportunities for visibility within Boeing and have the ability to leverage Boeing’s vast network of experts, geographic locations, and diverse business units to continuously improve, grow, and achieve their goals.

Some domestic and/or international travel may be required for this position.

• Act as the liaison and relationship owner between suppliers and Boeing
• Communicate performance expectations and metrics to the supplier
• Develop executive-level summaries and presentations and share input with executive leadership
• Travel to suppliers and conduct assessments to ensure the supplier’s ongoing capability to support Boeing
• Provide oversight and management of the supply and demand of parts, schedules, and supplier quality and delivery
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers, customers, internal and external partners, and peers; including gaining rapport and engaging positively with internal and external collaborators, even in difficult circumstances
• Analyze and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (things like on-time delivery) and using those indicators to predict risks; assist suppliers to develop new predictive indicators as needed
• Conduct risk, issue, and opportunity (RIO) management
• Mitigate discovered risks and initiate and implement supplier recovery plans and improvement activities
• Lead Root Cause/Corrective Action initiatives to improve systemic issues
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions regarding technical approaches, the resolution of quality issues, and the improvement of products and processes
• Perform some level of system transactions and data entry to maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) fidelity, support metric generation, and maintain stakeholder communication

• 1+ years of experience with Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Project management, Program management and/or Procurement practices and processes
• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Office Products like Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• 1+ years of experience in the deployment and administration of policies, procedures, and processes
• 1+ years of experience interacting with customers (both internal and external), at all levels, on a one-on-one basis and in group settings
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally as needed (less than 10% may be required)

• 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Higher education includes college, university, technical school, licensing/certification programs, etc.)

Intermediate (Level
2):
Typically, 1 or more years’ related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.)…