Senior IT Procurement Agent (Indirect Supply Chain)

Senior IT Procurement Agent (Indirect Supply Chain)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing's Indirect Supply Chain organization has an opening within our Information Technology & Data Analytics team. We are hiring a Senior IT Procurement Agent (Level 4). This position will manage various types of IT contracts including software, hardware, and managed services.

You may be located within driving distance to one of the following sites: Mesa, Arizona, Englewood, Colorado, Hazelwood/Saint Louis, Missouri or Seattle, Washington. This is a hybrid position and requires up to 10% domestic travel. 

This role owns end-to-end procurement activities including but not limited to early engagement with stakeholders, sourcing strategy development, RFP authoring, proposal analysis, terms & conditions negotiation, and purchase orders.  If you have strong knowledge of the procurement lifecycle, experience in supplier negotiations, and an established record of managing supplier relationships with mutually beneficial outcomes, we encourage you to apply!

 
Our team is committed to practicing the highest ethical standards and honoring our commitments.  We value the skills, strengths, and perspectives of a diverse team. We actively empower all of our employees to find solutions for customers that advance our common business objectives. You will be a critical member of our team, delivering superior value to customers, peers, shareholders, communities and our partners every day as part of our aspiration to be the best in aerospace & an enduring global industrial champion.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies that satisfy customer needs, accelerate innovation, and promote market leadership

• Evaluate supplier capabilities, performance, and culture in support Boeing innovation of products and services, disruption of existing markets, and development of new markets

• Negotiate and establish software purchases and licensing, data licensing, and software development contracts with special emphasis on terms and conditions that support Boeing strategic business objectives and go to market strategies

• Support business market strategies through market analysis, business plan development, procurement of software and services, and through comprehensive management of supplier quality and performance

• Protect Boeing intellectual property assets while capturing business opportunities

• Cultivate supplier relationships to facilitate business development and support existing product lines

• Conduct risk, issues and opportunities management

• Recommend and implement supply chain process improvements

• Actively seek solutions for our customers that advance common business objectives

• Collaborate with cross functional team,  may include product development

• Lead / support software, software development, data services, professional and technical service sourcing activities

• Deliver value with speed and agility through smart and effective negotiations

• Mentor and coach peers and less experienced team members

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience managing supplier relationships, strategic partnerships and supplier performance

• 5+ years of experience negotiating, interpreting, editing, and/or enforcing contract terms and conditions

• Experience negotiating IT contracts (related to software, data, infrastructure, intellectual property, cloud use, etc.)

• Experience leading in a cross functional environment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience implementing process and/or strategy improvements

• Project leadership skills and the ability to build positive working relationships 

• Professional verbal and written communication skills frequently leveraged in presenting to executives 

• Institute of Supply Chain Management certifications or other industry certifications

• Experience with Ariba

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible empl