Boeing

K- Level Manager/Supply Chain Strategy & Intelligence

Boeing$130K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least one year in a leadership role (team leader, manager, etc.) or completion of Boeing's 'Exploring Leadership' course.
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • More than 5 years in supply chain strategy or procurement, ideally in aerospace or defense.
  • Experience in production program oversight, supplier management, and risk management.
  • Skills in competitive market analysis, communication, collaboration, and negotiation.
  • Familiarity with Business Intelligence/Data Analytics tools like SQL or Tableau.

Responsibilities

  • Develop supplier engagement strategies that align with geopolitical and customer influences.
  • Create comprehensive market intelligence reports, including supplier analysis and growth investments.
  • Lead the development of supply chain strategies for major defense and aerospace programs.
  • Implement predictive risk management solutions to identify supply chain disruptions.
  • Conduct supplier vulnerability assessments focusing on geopolitical and natural disaster risks.
  • Oversee the data integrity and maintenance of sourcing decision tools.
  • Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to navigate regulatory changes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to enroll in health insurance and retirement savings plans.
  • Access to flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life and disability insurance programs available.
  • Paid and unpaid time off options offered.
Full Job Description
K- Level Manager/Supply Chain Strategy & Intelligence

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Multi-Family Manager (Level K) to join our dynamic team in Arlington, Virginia or Berkeley, Missouri.

The Boeing Company is seeking a strategic, influential, and forward-thinking Supply Chain Strategy Leader to drive the development and execution of critical supply chain initiatives within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping our global supplier engagements, decoding complex market landscapes, and mitigating macroeconomic risks to ensure a resilient, compliant, and world-class aerospace supply chain.

As a key strategic architect, you will collaborate extensively with cross-functional leadership across program management, engineering, procurement, legal, and government operations to protect and scale our defense and space portfolios.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Supplier Strategy & Teaming: Shape high-level supplier engagement strategies and teaming arrangements, balancing program requirements with shifting geopolitical dynamics and customer influence.
  • ​Market Intelligence & Monitoring: Architect a comprehensive, BDS-level overview of the category landscape—including deep-dive spend analysis, key suppliers, control points, growth investments, and competitor intelligence. Continuously monitor market shifts, M&A activity, and emerging supplier capabilities.
  • ​Supply Chain Architecture: Lead the end-to-end development of the Supply Chain Architecture for major new defense programs and derivative aerospace efforts.
  • ​Predictive Risk Management: Drive proactive Supply Chain Risk Mitigation (SCRM) strategic planning. Implement and scale predictive risk solutions, including Predictive Risk Models, to identify and neutralize potential disruptions before they impact production.
  • ​Vulnerability Assessments: Generate data-driven Supplier Assessment Reports focusing on geopolitical vulnerabilities, labor market shifts, and natural disaster risks. Conduct targeted capability assessments aligned with value chains and identified supply gaps.
  • ​Systems & Tools Optimization: Oversee the data integrity, regular updates, and long-term maintenance of the Recommended Bidder Identification tool to optimize sourcing decisions.
  • ​Compliance & Regulatory Collaboration: Partner closely with Government Operations (GovOps) and the BDS Law Department to navigate complex Department of War (DoW) regulatory changes and ensure absolute compliance across the supply chain.

Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment:

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

This position is hybrid. The selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 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 the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, International Relations, or a related field.
  • ​More than 5 years of experience in supply chain strategy, strategic sourcing, or procurement—ideally within the aerospace, defense, or a highly regulated heavy industry.
  • ​Experience with production program oversight, supplier management, and risk management
  • ​Experience in performing competitive market analysis​
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills are required to succeed in this position as well as presentation and facilitation skills to work with cross-functional groups in establishing and achieving common goals)
  • ​Experience in Business Intelligence/Data Analytics tools and applications (such as IBM Cognos Analytics, SQL, Tableau, Google Analytics)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain, or equivalent master's program).
  • Experience in the acquisition environment within the US Department of Defense (DOD) and/or the Defense Industry
  • Experience in business analysis, data warehousing, statistical data mining, and/or data science)
  • Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.

Typical Education/Experience:

Typically 10 or more years’ related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred, but not required.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Travel:

Position may require travel up to 25% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is 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:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides 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 a number of 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, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range:

Arlington, VA $130,050 - $160,650

Berkeley, MO $121,550 - $150,150

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

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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Net Income
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Founded
1916
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