# Lead Supply Base Management Specialist

**Company**: The Boeing Company
**Location**: El Segundo, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $156,400 - $193,200
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Supply Base Management Specialist to join their dynamic team in El Segundo, California. The successful candidate will manage supplier/subcontractor performance and relationships, provide business and strategic guidance for critical suppliers, commodities, and programs, and lead the resolution of complex or strategic supply chain issues.

Responsibilities:

- Manages supplier/subcontractor performance and relationships

- Provides business and strategic guidance for critical suppliers, commodities, and programs

- Leads the resolution of complex or strategic supply chain issues

- Consults with management and customers to lead the development of future supply base requirements

- Integrates supplier strategies with program needs and supply base capabilities

- Drives the company's cross-functional supply base strategy process

- Evaluates potential proposals and coordinates sourcing proposals

- Ensures external partners are meeting business expectations

- Acts as primary point of contact for suppliers, customers, and programs

Requirements:

- More than 5 years of experience working directly with suppliers or supplier management

- More than 5 years of experience working in a multi-functional team environment

- More than 5 years of experience working with suppliers in a technical capacity

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher

- More than 10 years of experience in supplier management or supply chain management

- More than 10 years of experience managing suppliers/vendors to deliver products and services

- More than 10 years of experience creating, interpreting, and/or enforcing technical requirements

- More than 10 years of experience with MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

- More than 10 years of experience with proposal development and contract negotiations

- More than 10 years of experience or relevant coursework in any of the following: Six Sigma, Lean+, Manufacturing, and/or Process Improvement

Benefits:

- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities

- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs

- Paid and unpaid time away from work

Salary Range: $156,400 - $193,200

## Skills

### Required
- supplier management
- supply chain management
- technical capacity

### Nice to have
- MRP
- proposal development
- contract negotiations
- Six Sigma
- Lean+
- Manufacturing
- Process Improvement

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