Supplier Development and Market Enablement Manager

Job Description

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for a Supplier Development and Market Enablement Manager  to join our Strategy & Supplier Development and Market Enablement team, based in either Bristol, UK, Munich, Germany or Paris, France.

The Commercial Supply Chain Stability Team is seeking a First Line Manager to oversee Market Enablement and Supplier Development for Europe and the Americas. In this role, you will manage a team of Supplier Development Specialists and Market Enablement Project Managers, focusing on the growth of both new and existing suppliers, as well as the execution of our country commitments.

You will leverage data, observations, industry trends, and internal feedback to provide strategic oversight and guidance, ensuring that supplier development plans align with our category strategies. You will also integrate with cross-functional teams to ideate and implement on country commitments, many of them through supply chain.  Your leadership will be crucial in developing and motivating employees, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and enhancing supply base performance.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads a team of highly motivated project managers and schedule integrators
• Develops and manages organization systems, data, tools, and works with Enterprise organizations as applicable
• Prepares and delivers critical presentations to support supply chain leadership to enable decisions, strategies, and oversight
• Assess and synthesize large amounts of data to proactively address risks, issues, and opportunities
• Builds and develops an empowered team through coaching and mentoring, and provide developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities.
• Inspire a culture that creates an environment where diverse, high-performing, proactive and engaged team members can excel and flourish.
• Champion a culture of communication that conveys organizational messages to facilitate the accomplishment of workgroup, project or process goals. Employ Seek, Speak & Listen (SS&L) to actively communicate and engage with employees, peers, customers, and stakeholders, keep others informed.
• Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals
• Acquires resources for projects and processes, leads process improvements.
• Maintains effectiveness and adjusts easily when experiencing changes in work task, processes, priorities, and/or requirements.
• Thinking critically to develop and navigate solutions to a broad spectrum of complexities
• Collaborate, integrate, and influence cross functionally
• Support broader BCA teams with training, coaching, guidance on navigating work movements
• Has Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Project Management methodologies and Risk Management
• Builds trust across organizations and communicates effectively to develop partnerships with key stakeholders, customers and leadership

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience):

• 3+ years of experience in internal or external supply chain
• 3+ years of experience with team building, developing and motivating employees
• 5+ years of experience using strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• 5+ years of experience communicating, collaborating, and building consensus with internal and external stakeholders
• 5+ years of experience years of experience leading or managing projects that involved cross-functional or cross-business unit teams
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced Degree: Master’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering Management, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, supplier quality, manufacturing, supplier development, or related fields
• Familiarity with aerospace industry supply chains and requirements
• Demonstrated experience in supplier development initiatives, including performance improvement and capability enhancement
• Proven ability to manage, develop, and motivate a team of professionals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in assessing supplier capabilities, operations, and performance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams and projects, with a focus on achieving strategic objectives
• Ability to identify value creation opportunities within the supply chain and implement integrated supply chain management strategies

Only applications submitted in English will be considered.

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

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.

Total Rewards:

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.

This requisition is for a locally hired position in either UK, Germany or France. Candidates must have current legal authorization to work immediately in the applicable Country. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labor sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll

Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 21, 2025

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

Experience Level
Manager
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.