Supply Chain Management Analyst
// Role Summary
Join Boeing Sheffield as a Supply Chain Management Analyst, where you will optimize global supply chains, manage inventory, and drive process improvements to meet production targets.
// Key Responsibilities
- Synchronize supply across internal teams, global suppliers, and customers.
- Analyze material requirements and authorize orders to meet capacity and delivery targets.
- Develop and control inventory plans to optimize levels and costs.
- Drive exception resolution and implement SCM best practices.
- Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers.
- Generate and maintain SCM performance metrics.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Boeing Sheffield, part of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Management Analyst to join their Fabrication site. This role is crucial for synchronizing supply chains, managing inventory, and implementing best practices to ensure efficient operations.
Position Responsibilities
- Material requirements & planning: Analyze complex material requirements and production schedules to support planning systems and production plans.
- Order release & control: Initiate, coordinate, and authorize purchase and production orders, ensuring timely execution and on-time delivery by evaluating system requirements, resource availability, and risk.
- Inventory management & optimization: Develop and control inventory plans, setting and optimizing inventory targets (safety stock, reorder points, days of inventory) across sites to balance service levels and carrying costs.
- Delinquency & exception management: Document and resolve order delinquencies, report schedule adherence issues, and recommend corrective actions to mitigate future disruptions.
- Audits & compliance: Initiate and participate in inventory and process audits to ensure stock record integrity and compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Process improvement & best practices: Implement and maintain SCM best practices, leading cross-functional initiatives and introducing tools/techniques to improve performance.
- New business support: Assist in developing estimates and schedules for new business proposals and provide material readiness input for bids and ramp-up planning.
- Stakeholder coordination: Coordinate with operations, quality assurance, quality control, warehousing, purchasing, engineering, suppliers, and customers to resolve supply issues and align priorities.
- Reporting & metrics: Generate and maintain SCM performance metrics (on-time delivery, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, expedited shipments), using data to drive decisions and continuous improvement.
- Supply Chain team support: Assist with end-of-month activities and provide cover support within the team as required.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience authorizing and managing order releases and ensuring on-time delivery.
- Proven ability to develop and control inventory plans and optimize inventory levels.
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency with data analysis tools (advanced Excel; experience with ERP/MRP systems).
- Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence across functions and suppliers.
- Ability to work under general direction with sound judgment on material and scheduling decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Typically 6–8 years’ relevant supply chain, planning or materials management experience with increasing responsibility; equivalents considered.
- Experience with global supply chain coordination and multi-site inventory planning.
- Experience initiating and conducting inventory/process audits.
- Track record of implementing SCM process improvements and establishing best practices.
- Knowledge of aerospace standards (e.g., AS9100) and compliance requirements.
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g., APICS CPIM/CSCP, ISM CPSM).
- Proficient user of SAP, Apriso or other advanced ERP/MRP planning tools.
- Formal qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering or a related discipline is advantageous but not required; equivalent practical experience or professional certification will be considered.
Benefits
Boeing offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
- Continuous learning and professional development
- Flexibility and tools for impactful work
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- 23 days holiday plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break
- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
- Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
- Short Term Sickness pay (100% for first 26 weeks)
- Long Term Sickness pay (66.67% of annual salary from 27th week)
- 6x annual salary life insurance
- 6 weeks Paternity leave
- 52 weeks Maternity leave
- Learning Together Programme
- Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs
Additional Information
This position is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorization to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants.
Relocation assistance is not provided. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
Applications will be accepted until Aug. 02, 2026.
This is not an Export Control position.
Shift: Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)
Boeing is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive culture. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations can be provided during the recruitment process upon request.