Mid- Level Procurement IPT Focal

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Synchronize the supply chain for obtaining all metallic and non-metallic raw materials for the company.
• Interface with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure quality materials are delivered to the right place at the right time.
• Act as an authorized agent of the company with responsibility for managing supplier-related activities and authority to commit company resources through contracts, agreements, and purchase orders.
• Develop requests for quotations and proposals, analyze supplier responses, negotiate and award contracts, and manage post-award supplier activity.
• Place inventory levels, purchase orders, and monitor supplier performance.
• Monitor customer inventory demand and material assets to optimize total supply chain planning.
• Incorporate planning decisions from customers and suppliers to reduce material and product variability and arrive at optimal solutions.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a supply chain role, preferably within the metallic or non-metallic raw materials, aerospace, or manufacturing industry.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, with any leadership level.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Project management experience and skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and process-oriented.
• Ability to build and positively cultivate relationships and use influence to obtain desired outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret engineering documents and drawings (preferred).
• Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills (preferred).
• Financial analysis skills (preferred).
• Knowledge or experience in manufacturing, manufacturing materials, and processes (preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience. An MBA is a plus (preferred).

This is a union-represented position.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligibility for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years (for Kansas-based roles).

Pay

Mid-Level (Level 3) pay range: $73,050 - $112,000, based on candidate experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet these requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.