Strategic Sourcing and Contracting Specialist
Company:
Tapestry - G0G
Tapestry Solutions, A Boeing Company, brings over 30 years of industry experience designing, implementing, training, and supporting high-quality, cost-effective information technology and business intelligence solutions. With a dedicated team of approximately 500 professionals, we proudly serve 75 defense, commercial, and government clients across more than 50 U.S. locations and 9 countries worldwide.
As a trusted partner, our employees embody our core values by consistently delivering excellence, taking full ownership, and developing innovative solutions that enable critical missions and ensure the safety of our global customers and team members. Joining Tapestry Solutions means enjoying the best of both worlds: access to the vast resources of Boeing combined with the agility and people-focused, family-oriented culture of a small business where your contributions truly matter.
Tapestry Solutions, a part of Boeing Global Services BGS, is seeking a Strategic Sourcing and Contracting Specialist in Maryland Heights, MO or San Diego, CA. This role will be working alongside The Boeing Company's Indirect Supply Chain (ISC) organization within the Information, Digital Technology & Security (IDT&S) team.
As a Strategic Sourcing and Contracting Specialist, you will own end-to-end procurement activities including, but not limited to, early engagement with stakeholders, sourcing strategy development, RFP authoring, proposal analysis, terms and conditions negotiation, and purchase orders. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of the procurement lifecycle, experience in supplier negotiations, and an established record of managing supplier relationships with mutually beneficial outcomes. Indirect Supply Chain IDT&S is a multi-dimensional organization where you will work with peers, colleagues, and executives in other functions on exciting sourcing and contract management initiatives. This is a chance to be part of a team whose collective experience spans the globe and covers many areas of expertise. We pride ourselves on performance and quality. In this role, you will have the following responsibilities related to IT software, infrastructure, or services:
**Position Responsibilities: **
- Evaluate supplier capabilities, performance, and market offerings
- Develop source selection, negotiation, and contracting strategies that satisfy customer needs
- Negotiate long-term agreements (terms and conditions)
- Create and oversee strategic contracts
- Engage in stakeholder and contract lifecycle management
- Support the objectives of other teams: legal counsel, security, procurement, trade compliance, manufacturing, program office, engineering, program controls, supply chain, and quality assurance
- Support the development and implementation of category strategies
- Demonstrate strong business and financial insight
- Recommend and implement supply chain process improvements
- Participate in cross-functional teams to identify and develop implementation plans
- Support and collaborate with strategic Boeing subsidiaries
- Ensure Supplier compliance with company Terms and Conditions along with other trade compliance/legal requirements
- Support FAR/DFARS compliance activities and ensure team adherence to internal processes in alignment with DCAA audit requirements and AS9100 standards
**Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): **
- 3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, or contracts
- Experience collaborating with IT suppliers and negotiating IT contracts
**Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): **
- 3+ years of experience negotiating, interpreting, and editing terms and conditions leveraging the support of a contracts team
- 3+ years of experience collaborating with IT suppliers and negotiating IT contracts
- 3+ years of experience implementing process and/or strategy improvements
- Project leadership skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
- Professional verbal and written communication skills, frequently leveraged when presenting to all levels of an organization
- Experience working with international suppliers
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and relevant procurement regulations
- Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance requirements
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint software
Drug Free Workplace:
We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Pay & Benefits:
We strive to deliver a total rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of this package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and other programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualification, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary base pay range $79,560 - $93,600
Language Requirements:
Not Applicable
Education:
Not Applicable
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Export Control Requirement:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.
Security Clearance:
This position does not require a Security Clearance.
Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
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