Supply Base Management Spec (Supply Base Mgmt)

Boeing • Hazelwood, MO

1d • $146,200 - $180,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Defense, Space & Security organization is hiring a Lead Supply Base Management Specialist in Hazelwood, Missouri. This role manages supplier performance and relationships, provides strategic guidance for critical suppliers and programs, resolves complex supply chain issues, and aligns supplier strategies with program requirements and supply base capabilities. The position serves as a primary contact for suppliers, customers, and programs, while coordinating sourcing proposals and ensuring external partners meet business expectations.

The specialist defines and deploys performance strategies and metrics for critical suppliers; leads complex assessments of supplier capacity, technical capabilities, financial health, and industrial scale; develops risk mitigation plans and directs cross-functional recovery efforts; and partners with executive leadership on supplier selection, sourcing models, technology roadmaps, and supply base strategies. The role also champions Lean, Six Sigma, and industrial engineering improvements, coordinates with functions including Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Finance, and oversees supplier compliance with ITAR, EAR, and FAR/DFARS requirements.

This is a first-shift position expected to be 100% onsite. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance after starting; U.S. citizenship is required for that clearance. The role also requires a U.S. Person for export control compliance. Relocation assistance is not available, and Boeing will not sponsor employment visas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or a related technical or business discipline.
• More than 10 years of related work experience in supplier management, procurement, supplier quality, or manufacturing operations.
• More than 10 years of experience using FAR/DFARS clauses, ITAR regulations, and aerospace/defense manufacturing compliance standards.
• More than 10 years of experience using enterprise ERP software, such as SAP, and advanced business intelligence platforms to drive supply network decisions.
• More than 10 years of experience in negotiations, executive conflict resolution, and complex enterprise project management.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Must work onsite in Hazelwood, Missouri, and be able to travel up to 25% as required.

Nice To Haves

• Current, active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance or higher.
• Master’s degree or advanced professional certifications in supply chain or quality, such as APICS CSCP, ASQ Certified Supplier Quality Engineer, or PMP.
• More than 10 years of experience using Lean, Six Sigma, or Theory of Constraints methodologies in a heavy aerospace manufacturing environment.
• More than 10 years of experience with advanced aerospace systems, advanced electronics, specialized composite machining, or complex defense weapon platforms.
• Typically 15 or more years of related work experience or relevant military experience; an advanced degree is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier and subcontractor performance and relationships.
• Provide business and strategic guidance for critical suppliers, commodities, and programs.
• Lead resolution of complex or strategic supply chain issues and supplier failures.
• Consult with management and customers to develop future supply base requirements.
• Integrate supplier strategies with program needs and supply base capabilities.
• Drive the company’s cross-functional supply base strategy process.
• Evaluate potential proposals and coordinate sourcing proposals.
• Ensure external partners meet business expectations; act as primary point of contact for suppliers, customers, and programs.
• Define, design, and deploy supplier performance optimization strategies and long-term metrics for critical suppliers.
• Lead complex supplier assessments covering manufacturing capacity, technical limitations, financial health, and industrial scale.
• Formulate predictive risk-mitigation plans for the global supply network and direct cross-functional recovery teams.
• Partner with executive leadership on supplier selection, sourcing models, technology roadmaps, and supply base consolidation strategies.
• Champion Lean manufacturing systems, Six Sigma methodologies, and industrial engineering improvements at suppliers.
• Align major supplier initiatives with Defense Engineering, Quality Assurance, Executive Program Management, and Finance.
• Oversee supplier adherence to ITAR, EAR, and FAR/DFARS requirements.
• Travel up to 25% of the time as required.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior