Experienced Supplier Quality Specialist

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Long Beach, CA

This role focuses on managing supplier quality and performance within Boeing Distribution, Inc. Responsibilities include coordinating supplier creation, maintaining vendor accounts, producing performance data (scorecards, rejection data), compiling analytical data for improvement, generating risk analyses, and managing self-release audit processes. It requires experience in supplier management, QA, process inspection, and data analysis, with a strong emphasis on maintaining up-to-date supplier records and driving performance improvements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Working in conjunction with the Supplier Performance Team, coordinate the Supplier creation process such that all requests for the use of new suppliers is completed in a timely manner.
  2. Manage all aspects of the vendor account maintenance process to ensure the organization has a complete and up to date record of all certifications, approvals, etc. for the whole of the Supply Chain utilized.
  3. Produce monthly Supplier Performance data, including but not limited to Supplier Scorecards and On Holds and Rejection data for use by the Supplier Performance Team and distribution internally and to the Supply Chain.
  4. Compile analytical Supplier Performance data as requested by the Supplier Performance Team and work with the team to provide focused areas for action and improvement, both internally and within the Supply Chain.
  5. Generate periodic strategic Supplier Risk Analysis and/or similar data to drive the Supplier Performance team's objectives and goals with the Supply Chain to improve Supplier Performance for the organization.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of related work experience
  • 5+ years of experience managing performance of suppliers and/or vendors
  • 5+ years of experience in QA and process inspection, preferably from within the Aerospace
  • Experience analyzing data, also identifying and monitoring KPI’s
  • Ability to take on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and achieve business results.
  • Intermediate or higher proficiency working with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point.)
  • Must meet export control compliance requirements.
  • Must be a U.S. Person

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Engineering, Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field of study
  • 6+ years of related work experience.
  • Supplier Performance or related experience.
  • Knowledge of AS9100/9120 Standards.
  • Experience with SAP
  • Internal and/or External Auditing training/qualifications.
  • Excellent communication skills required.
  • Procedures & work instruction writing experience
  • Strong work ethic.

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of related work experience
  • 5+ years of experience managing performance of suppliers and/or vendors
  • 5+ years of experience in QA and process inspection
  • Experience analyzing data
  • This position must meet export control compliance requirements.
  • U.S. Person