Senior Partner Management Specialist

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Kent, WA +1

This role focuses on managing pre-contract sourcing and post-contract vendor management for Information Digital Technology & Security (IDT&S) key suppliers, specifically Dell Technologies. The responsibilities include refining sourcing strategies, developing RFP documentation, leading technical evaluations, and managing vendor governance, relationships, performance, and risk mitigation. While the role involves working with AI and implementing AI solutions within its scope, the core function is partner and vendor management, not direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with IDT&S leaders and their organizations to solve business challenges and opportunities
  2. Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategies that optimize the placement of work, internally and externally to meet business goals and objectives
  3. Lead, develop, and manage the documentation of supplier Statement of Work (SOW) requirements, deliverables, and performance metrics (e.g., service level agreements, service level objectives, key performance indicators) in partnership with Product Managers
  4. Lead bidder SOW evaluations, assess supplier capabilities, and gaps to requirements
  5. Drive vendor management best practices and establish vendor governance (e.g., Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management) with assigned supplier

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 10+ years of experience in sourcing or equivalent combination of procurement, project management, and vendor management
  • 5+ years of experience leading or managing projects that involved cross-functional or cross-business unit teams
  • 5+ years of experience interfacing with and presenting to senior and/or executive leadership
  • 5+ years of experience working with senior leaders/executives to communicate strategic plans and objectives
  • 1+ years of experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Experience using or applying metrics to measure performance against projects
  • Experience developing supplier statements of work and supplier performance oversight
  • Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or higher
  • Relevant sourcing or procurement related certifications
  • Relevant project or program management related certifications
  • Experience working within Information Technology
  • Experience implementing AI solutions within Procurement, Sourcing, and/or Vendor Management scope

What the JD emphasized

  • 1+ years of experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Experience implementing AI solutions within Procurement, Sourcing, and/or Vendor Management scope