Aviation Procurement Lead — Cabin & IFE Operations

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on flights

Hotel discounts

Job summary

Emirates, Dubai, seeks a Procurement Officer to support the purchase of Aircraft Spares, BFE, tools, and retrofit materials, ensuring on-time delivery and cost-efficient procurement. You will monitor performance, coordinate with internal teams, and manage supplier relations in a dynamic aviation environment.

Role emphasizes compliance with procurement policies, collaboration with CMU, and engagement across Engineering and Operations to sustain aircraft dispatch reliability and operational

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours qualification (12+3 or equivalent).
• 5 years of experience in Engineering Planning, Supply Chain, Materials Management or Procurement.
• Candidates with min 2.5 years of experience may be considered.
• Experience in Warehouse & Logistics, Repair Management, Material Planning, Inventory Control or Technical Purchasing preferred.
• Experience within an airline or MRO environment will be considered an advantage.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems, maintenance philosophies, operational practices, policies and procedures.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, operationally focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Source, purchase and arrange borrowing of assigned aircraft materials, including BFE, retrofit/modification materials and breakdown spares, in accordance with procurement policies, Emirates engineering procedures and Authority manuals.
• Support supply chain performance objectives by monitoring overdue orders, backlogs, vendor performance and other KPIs, while identifying and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Conduct price and lead-time reviews in collaboration with CMU to ensure compliance with contractual agreements and challenge deviations with suppliers.
• Manage invoice and stores discrepancies through coordination with internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Analyse supply chain data and prepare reports with recommendations to improve efficiency and KPI performance.
• Participate in selection, testing, training and implementation of purchasing system enhancements and related software solutions.
• Prepare and execute RFQs, evaluate supplier proposals, negotiate terms, and place purchase orders within approved financial authority.
• Process Engineering-related service orders and coordinate invoice payments after services.
• Review and validate BFE requirements for new deliveries and retrofit programmes, ensuring alignment with budgets.
• Monitor BFE orders through to delivery and invoice clearance based on project timelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to ensure on-time delivery and cost optimization.

Skills

Analytical

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Degree or Honours qualification

Job description

Emirates, Dubai, seeks a Procurement Officer to support the purchase of Aircraft Spares, BFE, tools, and retrofit materials, ensuring on-time delivery and cost-efficient procurement. You will monitor performance, coordinate with internal teams, and manage supplier relations in a dynamic aviation environment.

Role emphasizes compliance with procurement policies, collaboration with CMU, and engagement across Engineering and Operations to sustain aircraft dispatch reliability and operational