Associate Procurement Agent

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Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace. 

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing. 

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Find your future with us.

Boeing Global Services team is currently looking for Associate Procurement Agents to join their team in Bangalore, India. This team seeks a highly-skilled and motivated individual. 

We are setting up a team in India to support the transactional procurement activities for BGS. Commodities include, but are not limited to: Fasteners, Consumables , vendor, Boeing proprietary  and Standard Parts. Contract types include single purchase orders as well as managing long term agreements. This position requires a highly motivated professional to work through the procurement process and manage post award activities

Good communication skills are needed both verbally and written, to Interact with peers and customers. Job requires the ability to work well with others on a team as well as independently. Job requires working within a diverse team of skilled and motivated co-workers to collaborate on results. Other qualities for this candidate are a positive attitude, self-motivated, the ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

This role will be based out of Bangalore, India. 

Position Responsibilities:

Responsibilities Include leading the following activities:

• Performing continuous review and analysis of demand and supply
• Preparing proprietary information agreements
• Communicating performance expectations and metrics to evaluate and monitor supplier performance
• Coordinating and documenting internal and external customer requirements
• Identifying sources of supply/demand variation. Monitoring schedules and adjusting inventory balances
• Identifying problems and maintaining priorities for work in process
• Communicating across functions to report risks and issues.
• Participating in the new business acquisition process. Assists in conducting bidder conferences.
• Gathering performance data to monitor supplier capability, capacity and business health
• Participating in supplier performance reviews and cross functional improvement teams
• Participating in root cause analysis and development of improvement plans and monitoring progress
• Maintaining relationships and communications with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers
• Ensuring import and export requirements are met. Identifying and reports suspect problems
• Management of an assigned supplier package to include the following tasks:

Release of Purchase Orders (POs)

• Manage Purchase Order Changes (POCs)
• Routine engagement with suppliers to ensure On-Time Delivery (OTD) of Pos
• Data entry into web-based systems
• Supplier risk and issue identification and management
• Development and Management of supplier Recovery plans
• Supplier performance Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to mitigate part shortages
• Coordinate with appropriate assigned Boeing Procurement Agent (PA)
• Weekly supplier follow-up and open order report meetings
• Attend supplier program management review meetings as required

The following activities will be led by US based procurement teams. The individual in this role will support the following activities as needed through research, analysis and gathering of information.

• Supporting sourcing strategies
• Executing proprietary information agreements
• Supporting negotiations and documenting of contracts and agreements
• Conducting source selections, negotiating and documenting purchase contracts and binding agreements within procurement commitment authority
• Administering contract/contract changes. Enforcing contract terms and conditions

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 2 to 4 related work experience (in Supplier Management/Chain or equivalent).
• Strong oral and written English language skills
• Demonstrated ability to reduce cost in procurements
• Proficient and experienced working with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Financial and Technical acumen
• Working knowledge of “should cost” modeling in a financial analysis

Typical Education & Experience:

• Typically, 2-4 years related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. bachelor, master, etc.) preferred but not required.

Relocation:

• This position does offer relocation within INDIA. 

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Contingent Upon Award Program

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