Senior Manager, Supplier Program Management (Operational Excellence)

Senior Manager, Supplier Program Management (Operational Excellence)

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Enterprise Services organization is seeking a Senior Manager of Supplier Program Management (Level M) to join their Operational Excellence & Transformation team. This position is available at our major Boeing sites in the U.S.

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to support our transformation journey. This person should be curious, able to lead large-scale, critical projects/initiatives related to mergers & acquisitions, business process, policy and procedure, and organizational strategy.  Experience with Source-to-Pay and Acquire-to-Retire processes is ideal.

You will also perform as a Lean leader within our Operational Excellence team and the wider Enterprise Services function, leading Lean activities and workshops around concepts, tools, and techniques such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), process mapping, the Boeing Problem Solving Model (BPSM) and Accelerated Improvement Workshops (AIW).

Whether directly leading, coaching and developing your team, or indirectly managing other teams, you will ensure that they all embody our curious, bold, kind culture, a simpler, faster, better mindset, while at the same time instilling a high performing team ethos.

Enterprise Services is a team of over 2,500 employees whose collective mission is to enable the build of Boeing’s products. Enterprise Services provides strategic partnership and support to all Boeing business units through multiple service towers – creating impact and value across the Enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Leadership:

• Working extensively with the Enterprise Services VP, you will have clear understanding of M&A activities and ensure timely completion of key activities linked to integrations and divestitures

• Represent Enterprise Service in key forums

Process & Procedures:

• Lead Lean activities to include Value Stream Mapping (VSM), process mapping, Boeing Problem Solving Model (BPSM), and Accelerated Improvement Workshops (AIW) to review ES process and procedures for efficiency, allowing us to change the way we operate, to be simpler, faster and continuously improving

• Own, lead and support a portfolio of programs/initiatives concurrently and meet critical deadlines

Program Management:

• Execute full lifecycle agile project management on multiple complex, high priority initiatives from concept scope/definition, as well assuming those in work

• At a program/initiative level, understand and be able to clearly articulate current state, objectives, success criteria and milestone commitments, as well as risks, issues and resolution actions

• Manage to project and program plans inclusive of: schedules, reports, monitoring metrics, change activity, communicating and updating plans regularly

• Development and on-going monitoring of detailed delivery plans against agreed commitments

• Define and proactively manage risks, escalating where appropriate

• Define relevant KPI’s to assess program performance and business impact

• Develop project and program plans at all levels across functional areas to achieve objectives within scope, time, quality, and constraints from initiation to post completion

• Manage change management process and apply industry best standards

Facilitation:

• Facilitate Lean continuous improvement workshops to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity through deeper application of Lean principles and methodologies

Building Relationships:

• Engage all levels of stakeholders (including VP) to proactively understand and confirm necessary requirements of project/program deliverables

• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to streamline processes, reduce waste, and optimize performance

• Engage stakeholders proactively to understand & confirm requirements that will inform project / program deliverables

• Develop relationships with key suppliers, vendors, functional stakeholders and program sponsors; deliver insightful, high-quality outcomes

Business Story Telling:

• Create high quality presentations that tell business stories; provide progress updates, and create/lead detailed business cases for new programs/projects

• Collect and interpre