Procurement Contracts Agent Manager

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Everett, WA

This role manages contract administration and procurement support activities for supplier agreements, purchasing terms, and compliance requirements within Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It involves leading contract execution, negotiation support, supplier performance coordination, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure alignment with company policies and business objectives. The role also involves managing and developing a team of Procurement Agent employees.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manages Procurement Agent employees performing activities related to committing company resources to purchase goods and services, developing supplier strategies, development of bid packages, proposal analysis, and development of contracts.
  2. Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals.
  3. Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.
  4. Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports.
  5. Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.

Skills

Required

  • Supplier Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Procurement practices and processes
  • Executive presence
  • Written and oral communication skills
  • Leadership experience

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Degree
  • managing suppliers/vendors to deliver products and services
  • strategic decision making
  • supply chain metrics

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience with Supplier Management, Supply Chain and/or Procurement practices and processes
  • 3+ years of experience demonstrating executive presence with exceptional written and oral communication skills; able to influence senior leaders, present complex technical/organizational matters clearly, and lead high-stakes discussions
  • Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership.”