Lauren Wilkins
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 16 years of progressive experience at The Boeing Company. Specializes in Material Estimating, Procurement Financial Analysis, Financial Controls, and Supplier Management. Demonstrates a proven track record of delivering strategic insights and optimizing procurement processes to drive cost savings and enhance operational efficiency. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Base Management Specialist
The Boeing Company
03.2023 - Current
- Acted as the program-facing Supplier Management Business Team Representative for the 5 major PAC-3 Cable Suppliers
- Established business relationships by traveling to the supplier sites to have face-to-face meetings and factory tours
- Performed Part Line Verification processes to ensure contractual obligations and customer expectations were being met
- Created a recovery plan with suppliers in order for deliveries to get back on track to support the PAC3 missile demand
- Confirmed and tracked timely requirements developments and communicated any issues and/or scheduled impacts to the program
- Managed and monitored supplier performance, capacity, and business health and reported status, issues, and concerns.
- Facilitated regular meetings with suppliers to focused on problem-solving discussions that led to practical solutions.
Estimating and Pricing/Material Estimating
The Boeing Company
05.2019 - 03.2023
- Strong attention to detail to ensure accurate estimations and avoid costly errors
- Assisted in the development of company-wide estimating policies and procedures, ensuring consistency in approach across all projects.
- Produced First Time Quality Priced Bill of Materials that ranged from $10,000 - $5,000,000 to meet the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) requirements
- Reviewed supplier proposals/quotes and coordinated with authorized procurement agents/suppliers to make sure the requested requirements were accurately quoted
- Developed a Definitization Action Plan (DAP) for proposals that are over the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) threshold for Supply Chain and the Cost Volume.
- Delivered comprehensive reports outlining finalized estimates aligned with scope documents for management review.
Financial Controller
The Boeing Company
09.2017 - 05.2019
- Completed Estimate at Completions (EACs)/Estimate to Complete (ETC) Quarterly/Yearly for Program Management
- Proficient in Excel and pivot tables to show cost analysis results to the customer
- Tracked budgets, budget to go, and actual cost and hours
- Tracked monthly Revenue, Orders, Cash and Earnings
- Performed cost analysis to determine the appropriate variance explanation for management
- Complete monthly and quarterly Contract Data Requirement List (CDRLs) for the customer
- Work with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and create a Long Range Business Plan (LRBP) yearly for the program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Finance)
Auburn University
Auburn, AL12.2006
Skills
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Production Scheduling
Document coordination
Supplier Relationship Management
Accomplishments
2020 Supplier Advocate Growth Educator (SAGE) of the Year
Clearance
Active Secret Clearance
Timeline
Supply Base Management Specialist
The Boeing Company
03.2023 - Current
Estimating and Pricing/Material Estimating
The Boeing Company
05.2019 - 03.2023
Financial Controller
The Boeing Company
09.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Finance)
Auburn University
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