Mid-Level Support Integration Specialist (P-8 Mods)

Mid-Level Support Integration Specialist

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. Boeing Global Services P-8 Mods Integration Team (PMIT) is seeking a Mid-Level Support Integration Specialist in Tukwila, Washington. This exciting role will work with cross-functional stakeholders and partners to help develop and implement procurement and product-support strategies for P-8 modification programs, including fleet sustainment strategy. The P-8 modification programs have multiple concurrent procurement and product-support activities which the selected candidate will be responsible for integrating and monitoring to ensure timely delivery and sustainment. This individual will work closely with the supply chain teams in both BDS and BGS to create an effective long-term strategy for modification kit procurement for domestic and international P-8A customers, leveraging strategic opportunities to partner with P-8 production. The position places a heavy emphasis on creative problem-solving, strong leadership, data analysis, and frequent interactions with internal stakeholders and technical subject matter experts to create a premier aircraft modification program with the goal of delivering superior capability to our customers. The cross-functional nature of this position requires strong written and oral communication. Enthusiasm, a strong collaborative drive, working knowledge of program management principles, understanding of supply chain processes and tools, product support processes, cross-functional collaboration, and independent decision-making skills are highly desired. A successful candidate will be able to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders, external suppliers and varying levels of leadership through both written and verbal forms. The P-8A is a 737 commercial derivative platform. Prior supply chain experience for P-8A or other commercial derivative aircraft is preferred. The successful candidate will have strong supply chain background and will be well postured to work with a diverse set of P-8A stakeholders from both BGS and BDS. The ideal candidate will have a background in supply chain with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and the ability to team effectively with other business partners as part of a geographically dispersed team.

Position Responsibilities

Collaborate with key stakeholders and partners to develop overall procurement strategy, schedules, and integration plans consistent with project objectives

Collaborate with key stakeholders and the customer to develop and execute product support strategy to ensure spares strategy enables mission readiness of fielded product

Collaborate with procurement agents, supply chain partners, contracts, estimating, and other key functional partners to enable seamless execution of procurement requirements.

Coordinate data collection and process execution for cost estimates and proposal activities.

Build relationships with critical suppliers to enable risk mitigation, resolve obsolescence issues, and recover schedule to ensure timely delivery of parts, safety stock, and spares to P-8 modification facility and customers

Integrate across teams to provide formal customer-facing status updates, prepare and deliver presentations and status reviews, and escalate key issues as needed.

Work to resolve logistics challenges associated with delivering parts to various P-8 sites, including international locations

Lead cross-business unit collaboration between BGS and BDS to find synergistic opportunities within the supply chain

Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure procurement plans and schedules are aligned with most current technical data and change management processes.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

3+ years of experience with Boeing supply chain processes and tools

Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

1+ year working with procurement, contracts, and / or procurement agents supporting execution of purchase actions and supplier engagements.

Experience with supplier relationship management, risk / obsolescence mitigation, and schedule recovery actions.

Experience supporting customer-facing status updates / reviews and preparing presentations for internal / external stakeholders.

Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :

5+ years of experience Boeing supply chain processes and tools

1+ years of experience with 737 military commercial derivative aircraft development, production, training, or support

1+ years of experience working on defense acquisitions subject to TINA regulations

Experience working with multiple customers and stakeholders in a dynamic fast-paced environment

Experience with a variety of contract types under DoD prime contracts

Experience with Change / Configuration Management

Experience with global trade and export controls