Experienced Supplier Program Management Specialist

Experienced Supplier Program Management Specialist

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company's Indirect Supply Chain (ISC) organization is currently seeking an Experienced Supplier Program Management Specialist to join our Logistics team in one of the following locations:                                                                               

• Arlington, VA

• Englewood, CO

• Mesa, AZ

• Everett or Seattle, WA

• Hazelwood, MO

•  North Charleston, SC

• Philadelphia, PA

•  Wichita, KS

This position plays a key role in driving supplier performance and supporting production across Boeing. 

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. 

Position Responsibilities: 

Supplier Recovery (Incident Response & Stabilization) 

• Serves as the single point of accountability for supplier-related and market driven service failures and escalations

• Leads rapid response activities to contain impact and restore service, including coordination of cross-functional teams and supplier resources

• Conducts structured root cause analysis (e.g., 5 Whys, Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCA), fishbone) and validate findings with stakeholders

• Develops and drive corrective and preventive action plans (CAPAs) to full stabilization; include timelines, owners, milestones, and acceptance criteria

• Provides regular status updates and recovery dashboards to senior stakeholders until closure

Supplier Management (Performance & Relationship) 

• Collaborates with category managers to implement supplier management programs (SLAs, scorecards, governance forums)

• Leads strategic supplier partnership initiatives—continuous improvement, cost/risk reduction, service innovation—and supports contract/commercial discussions where required

• Facilitates quarterly/annual business reviews quarterly business reviews (QBRs)/ annual business reviews (ABRs) and performance improvement plans for underperforming suppliers

• Maintains supplier performance data, trends, and improvement roadmaps

Business Continuity & Risk Management 

• Drives supplier risk assessments (risk heatmaps, criticality analysis) and ongoing monitoring

• Develops and maintains supplier-specific business continuity and contingency plans; validate via periodic exercises

• Partners with business units and enterprise risk to identify systemic vulnerabilities and recommends mitigation strategies

• Supports regulatory/compliance reporting and audit responses related to supplier resiliency

Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement 

• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with program managers, site leads, and business stakeholders to anticipate needs and co-create solutions

• Represents business perspectives in sourcing, supplier, and operational governance forums

Requirements Capture & Translation 

• Gathers and maintains a clear understanding of current and future business plans, program timelines, and site-level changes

• Translates business requirements into actionable inputs for category managers, PAs, and suppliers (service levels, capacity requirements, lead-times, packaging, compliance, special handling)

• Maintains a requirements register that feeds into sourcing strategies, supplier capacity planning, and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives

Program Alignment & Change Management 

• Partners with category managers, procurement agents (PAs), and program teams to incorporate business changes into supplier contracts, operational plans, and continuous improvement projects.

• Coordinates cross-functional readiness activities for program rollouts or changes (operational readiness, supplier onboarding, training, contingency planning)

• Facilitates pre-launch and post-launch reviews to validate readiness and capture lessons learned

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.