Senior Program Management Specialist

Senior Program Management Specialist

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Management Specialist to join our Weapons International New Business team in Saint Charles, Missouri.

This position is responsible for the successful global marketing of Harpoon, SLAM-ER, and derivative products; leading multiple campaigns and initiatives while working closely with a team of peers to cover all global business opportunities for Boeing’s weapon export business; responsible for helping to ensure that the weapons team has the right product offered to the global market at the right time and at a price that is both executable and meets customer budget constraints. Boeing Weapons is entering a period of expansion and will continue to rely heavily on the international market for sustained growth. 

The current customer base consists of air forces and navies in over 30 countries with efforts underway in several potential new customer nations. This position maintains a direct interface with domestic and international customers and helps the team in maintaining relationships and communication with US and international government agencies, shipyards, suppliers, consultants, and trading companies; leads the team in working collaboratively with business development and Boeing International counterparts to ensure our collective success globally; is responsible for understanding customer requirements, program vision and establishing and maintaining a strong customer relationship. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Works directly with the core weapon programs, program development teams, and production teams to create business strategies and assist with timely and efficient program execution
• Works closely with the Boeing Weapons international execution team and program elements to ensure we maintain high quality and high customer satisfaction
• International sales and marketing utilizing both Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS)
• Coordinates closely with USN and USAF international program elements for FMS sales and various government agencies to ensure both the US and FMS customer requirements are met and concerns addressed
• Directs communication and coordination with international customers for DCS sales
• Directs formal proposal development to capture both FMS and DCS opportunities
• Coordinates closely with the Boeing Defense headquarters to work with various USG security cooperation, international relations, export policy offices, and international embassy officials
• Ensures all licensing is in place to accomplish international marketing efforts and play a critical integration role with product improvements and developmental activity for the international market
• Develops and executes the Program’s strategy with routine involvement in cross-function, cross-program, and/or enterprise-wide activity
• Leads/participates in business case development for existing and new products, advising Weapons leadership on the potential international market for capability upgrades in support of investment strategies, and developing plans for life-cycle sustainment/upgrades for international customers

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position is for 1st shift.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• More than 5 years of experience managing projects or programs
• Experience delivering presentations for complex ideas and integrated campaigns
• Experience in a leadership role, leading teams or projects to successful completion
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with stakeholders (i.e. customers, suppliers, peers and/or partners)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Accredited technical degree or business degree (Bachelor or Master) from an accredited course of study
• Experience reading and understanding engineering models, drawings, specifications and various technical documentation
• Experience working with international customers
• Previous military or relevant industry experience
• Experience in international defense and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and in Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) processes
• Experience working with US and Foreign Government acquisition processes
• Experience with export regulations, export licensing, TAAs, and/or MLAs

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the imm