Mid-Level - Quality Assurance Supplier - Purchase Order Planner

The Boeing Company; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 77,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in Wichita, KS, is seeking a Supplier Quality Purchase Order Planner to review POs in SAP, ensure supplier approvals, and align quality requirements with contracts. You will partner with Supply Chain Management to address data gaps, approvals, and flow-down of quality expectations.

Preferred candidates have 3+ years in contract/PO review within a quality/manufacturing setting and familiarity with SAP/MES. This is a union-represented role with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience reviewing contracts and purchase orders.
• 3+ years in a quality/manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with SAP/MES is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts and purchase orders for completeness and alignment with customer requirements.
• Ensure supplier is approved in the Approved Supplier List and has customer approvals.
• Coordinate with SCM on data, approvals and flow-down of quality requirements.
• Validate supplier quality requirements are flowed down in contracts and POs.

Skills

Contract review

Purchase orders

Quality/manufacturing

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

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.

The Role 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.

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

Kansas Tax Credit

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

Export Control Requirements

Export Control Requirements: 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.