Job Description

Procurement Field Representative

Company: BUKL

Job ID: 00000402602

Date Posted: 2024-01-24

Location: GBR - Birmingham, UK, GBR - Sheffield, UK

Qualifications:

For over a 100 years, Boeing has been making the impossible, possible. From producing a single canvas-and-wood airplane to redefining how we fly over oceans and into the stars, Boeing has become the world\'s largest aerospace company!

Global Field Operations exists to support Supply Chain/Procurement and Programs across all business units within Boeing in resolving supplier performance related issues.

We are recruiting for a Global Field Operation Representative to join the regional Supplier Management Team. The position is hybrid located working across the midlands & north England with occasional assignments in Northern Ireland. The position will be responsible for leading statements of work with regional partners, providing validation & insights to the health of Boeing supply chain production systems, supporting our various Programs acting as conduits between suppliers and our Production Operations.

This role would suit someone based in the Midlands, Cheshire or Yorkshire who is willing to travel regularly across the region. This role involves up to 50% travel across our supply chain, alongside a hybrid, work from home policy with regular regional reviews at Boeing locations across England.

Responsibilities

Monitor emergent offload/overload suppliers including structures, systems, PCBA, surface treatment processors, machine shop and sheet metal fabrications to ensure schedule compliance and product conformity

Identify, establish and maintain 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 repeatability issues) to ensure contractual compliance

Drive a proactive culture within the supply chain production system, influencing best practices and highlighting risk and opportunity with effective mitigation plans

Communicate across functions (e.g., procurement agents, suppliers, internal customers, field quality, engineering, manufacturing) to report status and concerns

Co-facilitate with the supplier, the development of a recovery plan and unplanned demand requirements

Identify 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

Participate with the procurement agent & other cross functional team members 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

Monitor suppliers\' performance-to-plan to ensure compliance to contractual requirements and provides status back to supervisor and procurement agent

Identify and communicate opportunities to implement new processes or improve existing processes and report back to management and make recommendation to procurement agent

Assess supplier resource plan and report results to supervisor/procurement agent

Support work movement as requested by supervision

Essential Requirements

Project Management capabilities with ability to communicate articulately to all stakeholders through various forms of media.

Knowledgeable of manufacturing processes.

Must be able to work across a multi-Functional Boeing Team with proven success.

Able to foster and develop strong working relationships with internal and supplier stakeholders.

Capable of interpreting performance related data in order to drive appropriate strategies.

Ability to travel in England regularly

Preferred Requirements

Knowledge of Lean principles and Tools and Processes and how to apply them in work environments.

Knowledge of the procurement process used at company sites to track procurement obligations such as, schedule compliance, quantity and past performance.

Knowledge of government, company, and local policies, procedures, and regulations.

Knowledge of strategic sourcing objectives including supply base optimization, enterprise leveraging, supplier performance improvement and business considerations to develop the company\'s supplier base.

Knowledge of supplier assessment processes including Preferred Supplier Certification and Work Transfer Process.

Knowledge of Boeing Problem Solving Model.

Having a full UK driving licence

Important information regarding this requisition:

This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level.

Work Authorization:

This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorization to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants.\xe2\x80\x8b

Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to obtain, Security Clearance (SC).

All information will be checked and verified.

Boeing is the world\'s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Relocation: No relocation available

Export Control Requirement: Not an export control position

Safety Sensitive: This is not a safety sensitive position

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Experience Level: Individual Contributor - 3

Job Type: Regular

Job Code: HACGI3 (H06)

Boeing