Senior Business Operations Manager

Job Title

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.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of managers and represented employees in business operations.
• Interact across all levels of the organization; effectively communicate to ensure efficient incorporation of manufacturing schedules, implement agreed upon changes; navigate difficult situations and conversations to a productive outcome.
• Develop KPIs as required to measure organizational performance.
• Lead team in developing solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Lead the organization's budget and headcount performance.
• Lead process standardization, adherence to process & develop process governance for the organization as required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience in a management position with direct reports
• 3+ years of experience leading and implementing projects
• Experience in production support role
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong presentation skills
• Strong emotional intelligence skills and professional presence to be able to work with company executives and customers
• Background with production systems
• Knowledge of aircraft products

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Master's degree
• 5+ years of experience in a management role with direct reports, leading and implementing projects in a production facing environment, with a background in a production support function
• Experience & understanding of production systems
• Strong project management skills
• Deep understanding of value chain requirements
• Strong leadership and process skills

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: $120,800 - $185,200

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