Procurement - Contracts Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

• Key member of a team responsible for synchronizing the supply chain to procure goods and services for the company.
• Interfaces with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of quality parts.
• Acts as an authorized agent of the company, managing supplier-related activities and committing company resources through contracts, agreements, and purchase orders.
• Develops requests for quotations and proposals, analyzes supplier responses, negotiates contracts, and manages post-award supplier activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachlors degree with 6-9 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, or related field
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Skills:

• Data-driven and analytically minded, with the ability to turn insights into actionable strategies
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Basic Microsoft Teams and Outlook experience
• Proficiency in Office 365/Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems knowledge, SAP experience preferred
• Ability to facilitate team meetings and lead change requirements/action items
• Ability to and execute both minor and major corrective action projects
• Ability to represent Spirit at low and mid-level customer supply chain meetings and periodic Program reviews
• Ability to brief executive management at periodic Program updates and clearly articulate developing supply chain issues
• High-energy, dynamic personality with the ability to drive change and improvement.
• Knowledge and experience within the aerospace or manufacturing industries is a plus.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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.