Purchasing Manager

This is a Temp position that will start quickly, and has opportunity to convert to Perm.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for identifying, sourcing, and purchasing aircraft and engine material to support our ongoing, global sales operations.

Essential Functions

• Understand industry standards for repairs, documentation, and commercial trace
• Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
• Prepare and solicit bid proposals; evaluate bid responses, negotiate pricing, and select supplier(s)
• Issue purchase orders to support stock or customer requirements
• Maintain and review records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
• Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
• Monitor shipments to ensure goods come in on time, and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.
• Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.
• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions and price trends
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Assess, manage, and mitigate risks, with sufficient communication to organization to elicit as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Educational/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3 years experience or high school diploma/equivalent with 5 years experience.
• Experience working with MS Office, preferably MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.