Procurement Specialist

Purchasing Agent responsible for sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, contract execution, supplier management, and procurement compliance for aircraft parts, materials, equipment, tooling, services, and supplies.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of supplier management or procurement experience as a Purchasing Agent or Buyer
• Experience sourcing and purchasing aircraft parts, machinery, equipment, tooling, raw materials, packaging materials, services, and supplies
• Experience proposing, negotiating, and executing contracts or subcontracts in support of U.S. Government requirements
• Experience negotiating complex supplier contracts
• Experience managing supplier performance
• Experience preparing contractual documents and binding agreements
• Experience with purchase orders and subcontract agreements
• Experience using purchase tracking systems
• Experience maintaining purchase order tracking
• Experience managing supplier delivery performance
• Experience supporting procurement compliance with internal policies and quality management systems
• U.S. citizenship required

Preferred Skills

• Aerospace procurement experience
• Aircraft parts purchasing experience
• Government contracting procurement experience
• RFQ process experience
• Bid package preparation experience
• Supplier quality management experience
• Supply and demand management experience
• Procurement risk management experience
• Cost reduction and material alternative evaluation experience
• Experience escalating vendor issues to management

Job Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing and procurement processes
• Source aircraft parts, machinery, equipment, tooling, raw materials, packaging materials, services, and supplies
• Negotiate purchases with suppliers
• Purchase materials and services according to internal policies
• Ensure procurement activity complies with quality management system requirements
• Enter procurement information into purchase tracking systems
• Track purchasing obligations
• Maintain purchase order tracking records
• Monitor supplier delivery status
• Take action on vendor issues affecting delivery
• Escalate supplier issues to management as required
• Prepare RFQs
• Analyze RFQ responses
• Make sourcing selections through the RFQ process
• Prepare bid packages
• Implement purchase contracts that comply with company and government regulations
• Prepare purchase orders
• Prepare subcontract agreements
• Manage supply and demand activity
• Manage supplier schedules
• Monitor supplier quality performance
• Monitor supplier delivery performance
• Evaluate material alternatives
• Identify cost reduction opportunities
• Evaluate manufacturing process and acquisition opportunities
• Conduct risk, issue, and opportunity management for procurement activity

Pay Details: $31.00 to $42.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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