Senior Supply Base Management Specialist - Fasteners and Hardware Category Management

Position Overview

The Boeing Company is seeking a Senior Supply Base Management Specialist - Fasteners and Hardware Category Management to join the Boeing Global Services (BGS) Supply Chain Strategy team. This role is responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies across all BGS businesses with a focus on fasteners and hardware, managing supplier relationships, leading strategic sourcing and negotiations, and driving critical projects and risk management initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Fasteners and Hardware Category including standard, proprietary, and specialty hardware and materials.
• Lead the supply chain strategy including supplier growth, maintenance, development, and exit planning.
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships.
• Inform sourcing activities such as strategic sourcing, alternate/dual sourcing, part and customer qualification, and long-term contracting.
• Negotiate agreements including letters of intent (LOIs), memorandums of understanding (MOUs), pricing, distribution rights, capacity agreements, exclusivity rights, and most favored nation terms.
• Issue and assess RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and other solicitations.
• Develop new supplier sources through capability and capacity assessments as well as qualification processes.
• Collaborate with BCA and BDS Category Management teams.
• Project management – apply best practices to drive projects to fruition and prioritize multiple critical projects.
• Employ problem solving and strategic decision making by mapping out process steps and evaluating alternatives.
• Manage risk by identifying, mitigating, and establishing metrics to track progress across functional boundaries.
• Demonstrate urgency and proactivity in complex and ambiguous situations while being accountable for results.
• Build positive relationships and influence stakeholders across a matrix organization through effective negotiation and communication.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in fasteners and hardware.
• 3+ years' experience in aerospace fasteners and hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Base Management.

Benefits & Perks

• Total Rewards Package offering competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Compensation: Summary pay range of $127,500.00 - $197,800.00, based on candidate experience, qualifications, and market considerations.
• Comprehensive Benefits including health insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), retirement savings plans, and life and disability insurance, along with paid and unpaid time off.