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Ron Shelley is Vice President of Global Sourcing for The Boeing Company, leading one of four enterprise-wide initiatives to increase growth and productivity. The Global Sourcing Initiative is working to leverage the buying power of the entire company to generate higher-quality products and services for Boeing more quickly and at reduced cost.
Shelley also serves as Vice President of Supplier Management and Procurement for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, based in St. Louis. In this role, he leads an organization of nearly 4,000 employees in 30 states and ten countries that manages the annual purchase of nearly $17 billion in products and services vital to Boeing operations. He is responsible for all subcontract and procurement matters, including policymaking and implementation, subcontract oversight, and process improvement. The organization focuses on fostering supplier relationships, improving supplier performance and creating cost reductions that offer the best value for Boeing customers and provide a competitive advantage for Boeing and its suppliers. The organization also works with suppliers to share technologies that improve processes, product designs and manufacturing capabilities.
Previously, Shelley was Vice President, Raytheon Programs, for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, responsible for supporting the business relationship between Raytheon and IDS. He focused on aligning business strategies and improving processes and performance on current programs to produce sustained competitive advantages and develop future business. He has also served as F/A-18 deputy program manager, responsible for directing, planning, organizing, leading and controlling development, production and cost support for all F/A-18 programs in St. Louis.
During his 28-year career with Boeing, Shelley has held director-level Supplier Management and Procurement positions in Naval Systems, Production Operations, Phantom Works and corporate offices. From 1988 to 1991, Shelley served as General Manager, Supplier Management, in Long Beach, Calif., during the development and first flight of the C-17 military transport aircraft.
Shelley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri St. Louis and a Master of Business Administration from Washington University. He serves on the Board of Fontbonne University in St. Louis as well as on the Board of Exostar Corporation.
He lives in Chesterfield, Mo., with his wife and two children. | 