Truman State University Foundation Board of Directors
Charles Woods
Charles
H. Woods II is the director of Supplier Management and
Procurement for Boeing's Global Strike Systems, and he leads
SM&P activities across the GSS portfolio, which includes the
F-15, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22, T-45 and Weapons programs.
Prior to his current position, Woods was director of financial planning and analysis for Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems, where he led a team responsible for developing the long-range business plan, as well as financial forecasting, performance reporting, capital planning, and investor relations activities.
Until December 2003, Woods was director of Supplier Management Finance Operations for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems where he was responsible for the processes, systems, tools and skill development required to estimate, manage and analyze supplier costs, as well as providing business case analysis for supplier affordability improvements. Prior to this assignment, Woods was director of Financial Operations for Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems.
Woods joined McDonnell Douglas in 1990 as a contracts administrator. He held positions of increasing responsibility within Contracts and Pricing and was promoted to senior manager of International New Business in 1996. In this assignment, he was responsible for all financial and contractual aspects of Asia/Pacific sales opportunities, as well as selected European countries. In 1999 he was named as senior manager of Integrated Processes and Systems for Business Management. Prior to joining the company, Woods held various management positions with The Jacobs Group, a nation-wide shopping center developer, and was responsible for mall operations in Kentucky and Missouri.
A 1986 Truman alumnus, Woods
serves as the Boeing executive focal to Truman State
University. He received a bachelor of science degree from
Truman State University and earned an MBA from Southern
Illinois University. He and his wife, Sherri, reside
in Florissant, Mo. They have three children, Bryce, Ally,
and Justin.