Lead - Contracts & Pricing

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.

Overview
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow
The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500 engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture
At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people's careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

This requisition is for a locally hired position of Lead - Contracts & Pricing at experienced/mid- Level, to be based at New Delhi, India. The Contracts & Pricing Lead will require to exercises appropriate signature authority, lead, and participate in negotiating and contracting for the sale and support of aerospace products, services, technologies, financing and the licensing of intellectual property to support company strategies. Lead the presentation and development of complex business solutions to preserve and expand the business. Represent the company in external negotiations to customers. Authority to prepare, negotiate, execute, interpret and administer legally binding contractual agreements of a complex nature for The Boeing Company. Lead coordination and partnership with other internal functional disciplines. Summarize complex contractual issues, and lead development of creative solutions and coordination of contractual risk mitigation.

Responsibilities will include:
- As a member of the International Contracts & Finance team, the Contracts & Pricing Lead will be responsible to lead drafting of terms & conditions, prepare cost and pricing analysis, identify risks/mitigation for responses to Request for Information and Request for Proposals for aerospace and defense contracts.
- Provide contracting expertise and lead negotiations and contracting for aircraft follow-on support services, training and maintenance contracts.
- Have good knowledge of Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) and Defense Procurement Manual (DPM) of the Ministry of Defense, Government of India with specific reference to Standard Contract Document Terms and Conditions
- Prepare, propose, negotiate, execute, interpret and administer contractual instruments for all business commitments that lead to and support sale of company products and services
- Act as interface with the customer's contracting organization including contractual correspondence as it relates to matters associated with contractual instrument proposal, formation, negotiation and execution.
- Represent the company to customers, including Government of India defense institutions with responsibility to develop and/or maintain effective working relationships with customer counterparts.
- Partner in the development of business unit strategy and achievement of business goals.
- Promote effective cross enterprise working relationship with Boeing US program and contracting counterparts in proposal development and administration of aerospace defense platform contracts
- Prepare business cases and provide financial decision support to management for all contractual matters
- Analyze the risks, issues and opportunities of various contract terms and present mitigation plans to management
- Work with industry associations and the customer to promote incorporation of balanced terms & conditions in Government of India defense procurement procedures.
- Interpret contract requirements, manage change and resolve conflict.
- Perform compliance activities including policy and procedure development, system/tool deployment and training delivery.
- Provide contract support to negotiate and administer countertrade offset programs of The Boeing Company in India

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
- A Bachelor's degree or higher is required as a BASIC QUALIFICATION
- Must have 12 to 16 years of related work experience
- Must have excellent command of the English language both spoken and written. He should be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with Boeing US counterparts and customer effectively on a regular basis
- Should be able to understand the intricacies of the contract terms & conditions and convey the Boeing imperatives to the Indian customer while also explaining some of the local implications and interpretations to the Boeing US contracts counterparts

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

- MBA with an Engineering degree (preferred) with about 12 to 16 years of related work experience
- Experience with multi-national companies in aerospace and defense sectors is desirable

Typical Education & Experience:
- MBA with an Engineering degree (preferred) with about 12 to 16 years of related work experience

Relocation:
This position offers relocation within India based on candidate eligibility

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 01, 2025

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (India)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.