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Business Operations Specialist

Wichita, Kansas Job ID 2025-15308 Category Business Post Date Sep. 09, 2025
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Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

  • Plans, commits, and controls the deployment of resources in response to customer, program, and business requirements.
  • Directs the development, integration, implementation, and management of new or revised programs, plans, strategies, or processes.
  • Authorizes changes to work statements using a formal directive system.
  • Develops control systems, maintains status information of program and customer commitments, and monitors compliance to plan.
  • Interfaces with management from many occupations and organizations to provide leadership and coordination.
  • Cost budgetary estimates, non-recurring and recuring costs dependent upon facilities requirements.
  • Headcount forecasting and justification to meet customer requirements.
  • Develops facilities plans to implement and support customer and contract schedules and interfaces with company organizations, potentially government agencies, and suppliers to meet and optimize company business requirements along with supporting schedules, locations, and rearrangements.
  • Communicates and collaborates with stakeholders to present recommendations, proposals and solutions.

Miscellaneous Responsibilities:

  • Help in reviewing and/or updating Business Policies and Procedures relative to Strategic planning activities as required or due.
  • Review and Update Standard Factors used for planning and estimating purposes.
  • Continually look for ways to improve our internal methods of estimating, collaborating and communicating.

Requirements: 

Bachelors degree with 6-9 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree with 4-6 years of relevant experience required

Preferred Skills: 

5+ years of Experience with facilities planning, operations, and financials

Knowledge of SAP, PowerBI, Tableu, SQL, Maximo 

Experience mining large data sets and analyzing critical financial documents

Proficiency with Microsoft office products

Ability to establish a project budget

Strong communication skills and ability to present data to upper level managers


Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

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No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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