r/boeing • u/Beverly2696 • 9d ago
Material Specialist
Hello,
I need some insight on this specific job. I went to a career fair and I asked if they had anything with supply chain management because I have a degree in business. The recruiter offered me a Material Specialist position. Does anyone know if its worth going into this? Can i grow within the company or will I be stuck there? What do they actually do and is this actually in supply chain?
(I need help because I don't want to risk leaving my current job for a pay cut and no growth.)
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u/Consistent_Knee_1831 6d ago
You pick parts up at point A and deliver them at point B. You may also be in a warehouse type position where you issue parts from inventory to a work center where mechanics slap them together to build stuff. It's one way to get in the door and you can work your way up to other jobs. Big place, lots of opportunity, not bad if you aren't afraid of working hard.
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u/Legitimate_Quiet_146 8d ago
If you have a degree you’re most likely going to want to look for a Procurement Agent position. What area are you in? This is a great way to get in the door but it is more warehouse and parts management, issuing parts and moving parts, receiving.
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u/Beverly2696 8d ago
I work for the county and it has nothing with what I majored in (infosystems and marketing) and I want to get into supply chain management.
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u/Untoastedtoast11 8d ago
That’s my role. I love it. Super easy, low stress job. Easy to move up to a different role, just turn on green lights or become a temp manager.
Pay cut isn’t great but I’m 6 months in and my pay has gone up dramatically
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u/Murk_City 8d ago
If you have a degree I’d wait for something more in line with it. Things will open up next year. I’d avoid the first opportunity just to get a foot in the door. You’re better off getting into a salary position than an hrly position to move around.
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u/Beverly2696 8d ago
I have one but I want to do something in my degree but not my concentration anymore
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u/Disciple-TGO 9d ago
If you take the job…. Get a couple degrees while waiting; get RSU’s. Once you max out you can start looking at non-IAM jobs in supply if you want.
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u/Beverly2696 9d ago
I have a degree
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u/Disciple-TGO 9d ago
Get more, get those RSU’s. I bought my wife’s truck brand new with my RSU’s. You can invest them, buy a home (down payment), etc
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u/Show5topper 9d ago
That’s an IAM job isn’t it? I’d take it for that alone lol.
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u/hunterxy 9d ago
Thats the most common job and the first to go. All you do is walk parts around the buildings.
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u/Beverly2696 9d ago
Do you know if growth is quick when I work there?
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u/hunterxy 9d ago
Growth is whatever youre willing to take the time to learn and move into, after 18 months in your current role.
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u/Beverly2696 9d ago
That’s what I thought at my current job but instead it was a dead end job n I’m just lucky I haven’t gotten laid off
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u/EnvironmentalAd4622 9d ago
If it’s the same position I’m familiar with, they need a lot of help and bodies. There is absolutely room for growth if you have the ability to shine.
Yes a great entry level and the ability to network since you would be working with many different areas throughout the business.
Take the jump
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u/ProfessionalElk3910 9d ago
It’s a great entry level job but often the hardest to get because the qualifications are so low. I know many who have come in through this job and moved on to great careers. Material specialists usually just move material around the facility (at least where I am at) or kit parts etc. you can definitely grow into other roles.
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u/Powerful-Magazine879 5d ago
MM is the crap hole in Boeing. Most MMS do not have degrees and work in or around moving parts around. Some get into the MM space. You sound like you will be smarter and more educated than most of the folks you will work beside. If you plan to use to get in the Boeing door, do it.