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Develop and execute procurement strategies to support Boeing's operational requirements, ensuring optimal balance of cost, quality, and delivery.Manage supplier relationships, initiate and run recovery performance plans, mitigation plans when issues arise with the supplier and ensure the suppliers are receiving the support needed.Collaborate with internal teams, including engineering, quality assurance, and manufacturing, to identify and meet material and service requirements.Prepare and issue purchase orders, monitor open orders, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers, assess capabilities, and support supplier selection and evaluation processes.Resolve issues related to procurement, such as delivery delays, quality discrepancies, or invoice discrepancies, by working directly with suppliers and internal stakeholders.Monitor supplier performance and maintain supplier scorecards to ensure adherence to contractual obligations and Boeing’s standards for quality and delivery.Ensure compliance with Boeing’s procurement policies, procedures, and ethical standards, as well as regulatory and legal requirements.Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and risk mitigation within the supply chain.Support inventory management and optimize stock levels to balance supply chain efficiency and operational readiness.

As Small Business Liaison Officer , the intermediary between the large and small businesses, helping both find common ground. Ensure we comply with various regulations that require marking property, registering serial numbers and uploading unique individual identifiers (UII) to government databases.Creating Small Business Plans for contracts won, in order to ensure we source out to small business as much as possible per the guidelines.Purchase materials, components, equipment, and services from a variety of sources, including maintaining associated MRP system requirementsObtain schedule and delivery confirmations from suppliers and responsible for updating the system accordinglyValidate and communicate schedules and forecasts to suppliers to achieve on-time deliveriesManage and update workbench and ERP dataManage part shortages and expeditesDrive root cause corrective action and change to prevent shortage recurrenceCommunicate and collaborate with Demand Analysts to ensure MRP accuracyReview and validate the Supplier Report Card on a monthly basisSupport engineering changes and communicate to suppliersManage MRB and RTV

Responsible for specific vendors for report analysis, inventory analysis, inventory control, cost analysis, vendor communication, ordering, and purchase order trackingAssess costs, landed costs and gross profits to identify opportunities to reduce costs, optimize lead times and enhance supply chain efficienciesPrepare and maintain paper files, data entry, new item set-ups, purchase order entry, tracking and maintaining shipping dates in computer systemResponsible for integrity of item info in system for: vendor item numbers, MOQ, costs, harmonized codes, duties, country of origins, FOB points, carton packing quantities, unit of measures codes, average monthly selling quantities, item classifications and categories, etcCoordinate customs clearance and delivery of overseas shipments with freight forwarder, customs broker and drayage company; and maintain and update item tariff codes in item filesEssential in obtaining competitive quotes for sales team, entering and approving carton markings, tracking orders once placed and requesting samples when needed

Responsible for entire Electrical Division and several other VendorsAnalyze reports via Excel, and Macola before placing purchase orders dailyMaintain inventory levels to support JIT manufacturing/set inventory levels for proper turnsConfer with suppliers to obtain product/service information including cost, availability, delivery schedule, artwork confirmedFollow up on purchase orders, confirmations and delivery dates/tracking Negotiate contracts, pricing, and returns with vendors while maintaining a Source product after Engineering has completed drawings (BOM) and specs. Tooling, FA set up, costs, lead time, etc

Develop and retain relationships with vendorsBuyer for 10 major accounts Reviews/authorizes purchase orders to acquire required supplies and/or equipment.Maintain purchasing documents, files and records (Requests for Proposal, vendor files, etc.) Follow up on orders to ensure items are shipped and delivered on promised datesUpdate/input cost variance and price reporting, special purchasing projects and analysisVerify receipts and packing slips against purchase orders to ensure accuracy and report damages, shortages and discrepancies.