H06-Procurement Field Rep

Supply Base Management Specialist
Learn and practice applicable Boeing policies and procedures
Leads efforts to establish executable plans ensure performance to plan mitigate risk and resolve supply chain issues technical or non-technical associated with work movement partnering with key suppliers and Supply Chain partners to drive quality and on-time parts delivery.
Engages suppliers and provides technical assistance in areas such as manufacturing planning and requirements interpretation to ensure delivery schedule compliance and product conformity. Monitors metrics and manages work movements through a gated process and ensures process compliance.
Communicates with internal customers and stakeholders i.e. procurement agents suppliers field quality field operations engineering and manufacturing to report work movement status risks and help needed.
Contribute positively on-site supplier assessments to validate transition and delivery plans identify supplier capacity and capability to perform current and projected work statement and support Boeing procurement strategy associated with the work movement.
Assists suppliers in developing plans and monitors suppliers' performance-to-plan to ensure compliance to contractual requirements related to the work movements.
Identifies and communicates opportunities to implement new processes or improve existing processes e.g. lean manufacturing shop floor control work prioritization production and inventory control system to enhance supplier ability to produce and deliver products and services.

Describe the project they will be working on:
o Execute work movements Scope Schedule Risk Issues and Opportunities management regular monitoring control and lessons learned and hand off to operations and close-out
o Overall improvement of suppliers readiness and Operations health Develop score card monitor and improve performance

Main job responsibilities:
o Learn and practice applicable Boeing policies and procedures
o Leads efforts to establish executable plans ensure performance to plan mitigate risk and resolve supply chain issues technical or non-technical associated with work movement partnering with key suppliers and Supply Chain partners to drive quality and on-time parts delivery.
o Engages suppliers and provides technical assistance in areas such as manufacturing planning and requirements interpretation to ensure delivery schedule compliance and product conformity. Monitors metrics and manages work movements through a gated process and ensures process compliance.
o Communicates with internal customers and stakeholders i.e. procurement agents suppliers field quality field operations engineering and manufacturing to report work movement status risks and help needed.
o Contribute positively on-site supplier assessments to validate transition and delivery plans identify supplier capacity and capability to perform current and projected work statement and support Boeing procurement strategy associated with the work movement.
o Assists suppliers in developing plans and monitors suppliers' performance-to-plan to ensure compliance to contractual requirements related to the work movements.
o Identifies and communicates opportunities to implement new processes or improve existing processes e.g. lean manufacturing shop floor control work prioritization production and inventory control system to enhance supplier ability to produce and deliver products and services.

Size of the Team: ~30

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Top 3-5 Skills needed to perform this role/job:

Type of background you are looking for education # years experience etc.:

o Bachelors degree or higher.
o More than 7 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
o More than 3 years of experience managing suppliers/vendors or managing a factory to deliver products and services
o More than 3 years of experience in root cause analysis and Corrective action
o More than 3 years of experience in a role that required Scheduling Project / Factory Management skills
o More than 5 years of experience working with Supplier Management Supply Chain and/or Procurement practices and processes

o This position should have ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance if needed for which the US Government requires US Citizenship

Advanced degree e.g. Bachelor Master etc. preferred

Software skills required: General Microsoft office

Any certifications required: Project Management preferred

INTERVIEW/ HIRING PROCESS

Manager who will be interviewing candidates:
o 2 Managers and 1 HR Specialist / other

Interviewing managers timeline to Interview: As soon as possible

What will the interview process look like:
o Phone / in-person interview one on one back ground

What types of questions will be asked in the interview:
o Verifying experience training and education
o Team work communication
o Scope Schedule and Project management and project coordination
o Risk Issues and Opportunities management
o Process improvements at a supplier
o Root cause corrective actions
o Quality improvement

Monitors emergent offload/overload suppliers including processors philanthropic machine shop
and sheet metal shop to ensure schedule compliance and product conformity. Identifies establishes
and maintains priorities for deliveries of products services and data that support necessary supplier
contractual corrective actions and resolution of issues e.g. poor schedule performance product and
producibility issues to ensure contractual compliance. Communicates across functions e.g.
procurement agents suppliers internal customers field quality engineering manufacturing to
report status and concerns. Co-facilitates with the supplier the development of a recovery plan and
unplanned demand requirements. Identifies needs for training on business and manufacturing
practices e.g. requirements interpretation and clarification contractual compliance scheduling
tools technical skills self assessment to supplier personnel for improvement or enhancement
delivery performance. Participates with the procurement agent in on-site supplier assessments e.g.
Preferred Supplier Certification Proof of Process and Rate Readiness to identify supplier capacity
and capability to perform current and projected work statement and support Boeing procurement
strategy. Monitors suppliers' performance-to-plan to ensure compliance to contractual requirements
and provides status back to supervisor and procurement agent. Identifies and communicates
opportunities to implement new processes or improves existing processes and reports back to
management and make recommendation to procurement agent. Assesses supplier resource plan and
reports results to supervisor/procurement agent. Supports work movement as requested by
supervision.
Functional Excellence Competencies
Analytical Skills
Skill and ability to: collect organize synthesize and analyze data summarize findings
develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
Builds Positive Relationships
Develops and uses collaborative relationships within and outside the organization to facilitate
the accomplishment of work goals. Builds rapport and trust among stakeholders and
leverages the organization's dynamics to promote program goals by focusing on a shared

vision.
Business Acumen
Knowledgeable of how the business and organization operates knowledgeable of policies
practices trends and information affecting the business and organization understands the
competition and the marketplace. Understands how to accomplish tasks through formal
channels and informal network understands the cultures of organizations. Applies this
information in a way that contributes to the organizations strategic plan and bottom line.
Negotiation
Effectively explores alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and
acceptance of all parties.
Problem solving and strategic decision making
Practice goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solutions exist.
Understand a problem situation and its step-by-step transformation based on planning and
reasoning. Demonstrate ability to choose between alternative courses of action using
cognitive processes such as memory and evaluation. Demonstrate ability to map processes of
possible consequences of decisions to work out the importance of individual factors and to
choose the best course of action.
Technical Competencies
Detailed Supplier Knowledge
Knowledge of suppliers' capabilities to support Boeing production includes but are not
limited to production technical service and design management. Also included are
knowledge of business systems organizational structure manufacturing processes risk
mitigation capacity planning past/present delivery performance design definition program
directives engineering drawings change memos wiring diagrams and schematics functional
tests and supplier data.
Effective Written Comm
Skill in utilizing different communication materials e.g. proposals papers user guides
reports articles promotional materials brochures web sites presentations speeches to
satisfy a variety of customer requirements and environments.
Procurement Processes
Knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various procurement
departments/disciplines. Knowledge of the interactions between departments/disciplines and
how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-Procurement processes e.g.
Engineering Business Operations Logistics.

Scheduling Requirements
Knowledge of customer and supplier requirements to support program deliveries for example
planned versus unplanned demand economic order quantity resource planning material
type manufacture or purchase lead times.
Supplier Management
Knowledge of supplier assessment processes including Preferred Supplier Certification and
Work Transfer Process. Elements of assessment to include supplier's past performance
business processes capacity plan statement of work evaluation risk mitigation plan
capabilities and lean practices in order to rate supplier viability to support the Boeing
companies goals and objectives. Ability to control and deliver project deliverables project
accounting and appraisal and optimize the contribution of the people involved using project
management tools.

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primarily looking for Project management skills with Manufacturing background. Majority candidates were with procurement background. The person in this role will be in the field i.e. visiting suppliers to monitor control of manufacturing projects and communicate with all stakeholders in support of procurement activities.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.