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Job Description
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.
Job Description
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.
Role Overview:
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within Boeing Defence UK (BDUK). The role will fall within the Supplier Management and Procurement (SM&P), Fixed Wing Major Subcontracts and Integrated Programme Team (IPT) based at either our Gosport or Bristol office site, with expected UK travel between Boeing sites. Additionally, this role is supporting a European contract requirement, and there is an expectation of European travel a few times a year.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for the procurement and subcontract management of suppliers supporting a European customer requirement. Ensuring the performance of contracted obligations and stakeholder relationships, between the supply base and the business is managed.
Boeing is seeking an expert procurement professional with procurement life-cycle experience to join the team as a Procurement Agent who will be able to:
* Apply Sub-contract management techniques with critical major sub-contractors.
* Manage supplier/subcontractor performance and relationship to ensure delivery, quality, financial stability and in-service performance.
* Translate operational requirements into supplier contractual documentation.
* Identify, report and mitigate risks and issues.
* Engage stakeholders to ensure that program, customer, product and in-service strategies are integrated into source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies.
* Initiate supplier improvement activities and provide results for integration into contracting strategies.
* Communicate performance expectations and metrics to evaluate and monitor supplier performance.
* Negotiate pricing and contract terms and conditions for products and services.
* Prepare and execute proprietary information agreements
* Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and binding agreements.
* Optimise execution of the supply chain balancing inventory, supply orders and schedule demand.
* Perform continuous review and analysis of demand and supply.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working within a Procurement or Supply Chain role within the Aerospace/Defence industry
* Ideally, a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Supplier contracts & deliverable performance.
* Experience working within an Engineering/Production environment
* Experience of using SAP
* Experience of supplier contract terms and conditions negotiations and creating a contractual document.
* Experience working with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
* Experience supporting cross-functional teams
* Excellent communication and relationship skills, with an urgent operational focus are critical to be successful in this role.
* This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to obtain, UK Security Clearance (SC).
Becoming a Boeing Defence UK Employee
The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:
* Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
* Continuous learning - you’ll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next
* Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
* Diverse and inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
* Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options
* 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
* Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
* Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
* Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
* Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
* 6x annual salary life insurance
* Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
* Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives
Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 20, 2025
Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Security Clearance
This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
Day Shift (United Kingdom)
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.
We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries
Airlines and Aviation, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Defense and Space Manufacturing
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