Senior Supply Chain Business Data Steward

Boeing • St. Louis, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Business Data Steward is a senior, domain-focused role responsible for the governance, stewardship, and business ownership of supply chain data across planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, and logistics for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). This role leads the definition of canonical supply chain definitions, drives enterprise data-quality improvements, enforces policy and compliance requirements, and partners with data engineering, MDM, analytics, and operations to ensure data is trusted and fit-for-purpose. The role requires deep functional experience (15+ years) in supply chain and demonstrated leadership in data governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field — or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of progressive, functional experience in supply chain roles (operations, planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, inventory management) and the ability to translate processes into data definitions and requirements.
• 5+ years in data stewardship, data governance, master data support, or sustained cross-functional data leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience authoring and maintaining business glossaries, canonical definitions, data quality rules, and lineage documentation.
• 5+ years - Strong knowledge of ERP/WMS/TMS processes, product hierarchies, supplier lifecycle, inventory accounting concepts, and planning/fulfillment metrics (e.g., ATP, OTIF).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional remediation efforts and influence stakeholders across business and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and training skills.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
• An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
• This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with or supporting BDS/Government Defense programs and/or divisions
• Experience with SQL or basic data profiling/analysis tools.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure) and common analytics/BI ecosystems.
• Project Management experience
• Experience working with BDS Strategy organization
• Experience working across multiple Engineering disciplines and Digital Enterprise

Responsibilities

• Lead definition and maintenance of canonical business glossaries, taxonomies, and authoritative definitions for supply chain entities (SKU/Product, Supplier, Purchase Order, Lot/Batch, Inventory Location, Shipment, ATP, etc.).
• Own domain metadata and business lineage in the enterprise data catalog; ensure critical operational and reporting datasets are accurately described and governed.
• Establish, prioritize, and monitor domain-specific data quality rules and KPIs (completeness, accuracy, uniqueness, timeliness); lead root-cause analysis and remediation with cross-functional teams.
• Approve and steward changes to domain data models, business attributes, and integration mappings; validate alignment with MDM/Governance and enterprise models.
• Enforce data policies (retention, sensitivity, privacy, access) for supply chain data, including adherence to regulated-data controls (ITAR/CUI/EAR awareness).
• Translate complex business processes into clear data requirements and acceptance criteria; validate that delivered datasets, reports, and KPIs reflect business intent.
• Lead cross-functional working groups to resolve high-impact data issues affecting operations, planning, financial reporting, or compliance.
• Mentor and coach junior stewards, SMEs, and business users; evangelize stewardship best practices and adoption of authoritative definitions.
• Produce domain playbooks, governance artifacts, training materials, and consumer guidance for supply chain data usage.
• Represent supply chain in enterprise data governance councils and act as the principal business steward for supply chain initiatives.

Benefits

• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees