Procurement Agent (Procurement Agent-General)

Boeing; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is seeking a Procurement Agent to acquire goods and services for fixed wing military programs, spanning conception to execution across commercial, military, and global boundaries.

The role focuses on negotiating contracts, supporting sourcing strategies, and coordinating with stakeholders to align program goals, customer requirements, and in-service strategies while ensuring compliance and security clearances.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (UK residency required).
• Experience in developing, negotiating and raising contracts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing and contract terms for products and services.
• Support sourcing strategies and document contracts/agreements.
• Engage stakeholders to integrate program/customer/product strategies into sourcing.
• Prepare and execute proprietary information agreements.
• Assist with review/analysis of demand and supply.
• Manage supplier performance to ensure delivery, quality and financial stability.
• Mitigate risks and issues.
• Gather data for supplier performance improvements.
• Communicate performance expectations and metrics for supplier evaluation.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Security clearance readiness

Negotiations

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Procurement Agent (Procurement Agent-General)

Company: Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

The Role

Procurement Agent will be responsible for the acquisition of goods and services supporting fixed wing military derivative programmes, bringing the programme from conception to execution to operate across commercial, military and global boundaries, along with completing existing programme obligations.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing and contract terms and conditions for products and services.
• Support sourcing strategies, negotiations and documenting of contracts and agreements.
• Engage stakeholders to ensure that program, customer, product and in-service strategies are integrated into source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies.
• Prepare and execute proprietary information agreements
• Assists with continuous review and analysis of demand and supply.
• Manage supplier/subcontractor performance and relationship to ensure delivery, quality, financial stability and in-service performance.
• Mitigate risks and issues.
• Gathers data for supplier performance improvement opportunities.
• Communicate performance expectations and metrics to evaluate and monitor supplier performance.

Basic Qualifications/Requirements

• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency
• Experience preferable in supporting contract terms and conditions development, negotiations and raising contracts
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills and customer focus are critical to be successful in the role.

Important information regarding this requisition

This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK.

Benefits and pay are resolved at the local level.

Boeing will not attempt to acquire Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants.

No relocation package and visa sponsorship.

This position requires the ability to acquire a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. ( 5 years UK residency)

The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to acquire, Security Clearance (SC). All information will be checked and verified.

Language Requirements

Not Applicable

Education

Not Applicable

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to acquire a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. ( 5 years UK residency) The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to acquire, Security Clearance (SC). All information will be checked and verified.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Company Culture

You can do work that enables all of humanity to take flight. Our teammates in more than 65 countries grow their careers across commercial airplanes, space, defense, sustainability and other areas. Here, you can contribute to what matters most in your career, in your community and around the world.

Disability Accommodations

Boeing is committed to providing reasonable accommodations/adjustments to applicants with disabilities. Visit our accommodations page for more info.