Mid-Level - Quality Assurance Supplier - Purchase Order Planner

Spirit AeroSystems; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 77,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS is seeking a Supplier Quality Purchase Order Planner to review contracts and POs, ensure supplier approval, and verify quality requirements flow down to suppliers.

You will partner with Supply Chain Management on new part POs, validate commodity alignment, and maintain Approved Supplier List compliance. The role requires 3+ years in contract/PO review and in a quality/manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in contract and purchase order review.
• 3+ years in quality/manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts and POs for completeness and alignment with customer requirements.
• Validate supplier approval in the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Confirm customer approval is complete for supplier and commodity.
• Collaborate with SCM on new part POs and commodity validation.
• Ensure quality requirements are flowed down in contracts and POs.

Skills

PO Review

Quality in manufacturing

Contract review language

Tools

SAP/MES

Job description

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units(“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The Role: On a typical day, but not limited to, the Supplier Quality Purchase Order Planner receives contracts or purchase orders in SAP from Supply Chain Management (SCM). These documents are reviewed for completeness, meets customer approval criteria, flow down of quality requirements and supplier is approved in Approved Supplier List (ASL). Communication with SCM on missing data, approval status and clarification required.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

• Ensure that supplier is approved in the Approved Supplier List.
• Ensure Customer Approval is complete for supplier.
• Ensure Supplier is approved for commodity being purchased.
• Partnering with Supply Chain Management on new part purchase orders, validation of commodity for supplier and any issues discovered in Contract or Purchase Order review.
• Responsible for validating all quality related supplier requirements are flowed down in contract and purchase order.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience in Contract and Purchase Order Review and language
  3+ years of experience with Quality/Manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Strong familiarity with SAP/MES
• Strong ability to review engineering data and customer approval requirements language.
• Strong ability to read drawings, procedures, First Article Inspections (FAI) and understand contracts.
• Strong ability to work with other organizations to resolution

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

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 the Total Rewards 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 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 - Mid-Level (Level 3): $77,250 - $118,450

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