Aviation Parts Research & Procurement Specialist

First Military Recruitment Ltd; Datchet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

First Military Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Aviation Technical Specialist to join our client’s procurement team. You will research aircraft parts, investigate technical specifications, and identify sourcing opportunities to support procurement and business development.

The role involves market pricing, supplier liaison, and producing detailed research packages. Based in a standard office setting with a Monday–Friday schedule, you will engage cross-functionally to improve processes and deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in aviation, aerospace, military or defence sectors.
• Strong ability to research aircraft parts and technical requirements.
• Ability to interpret aircraft part numbers, NSNs and catalogues.
• Experience using aviation research platforms and supplier databases.
• Knowledge of aircraft pricing, suppliers and aftermarket components.
• Excellent research, analytical and investigative skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Research aircraft parts and components to support procurement.
• Investigate NSNs, part numbers, alternatives and history.
• Identify replacement parts and sourcing opportunities.
• Support procurement, purchasing and business development activities.
• Research legacy and obsolete platforms and challenging components.
• Review technical documentation and catalogs for component function.

Skills

Aviation research

NSN knowledge

PartsBase usage

Procurement support

Pricing research

Supplier management

Technical docs

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

ILS/ILSmart

PartsBase

Job description

First Military Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Aviation Technical Specialist to join our client’s procurement team. You will research aircraft parts, investigate technical specifications, and identify sourcing opportunities to support procurement and business development.

The role involves market pricing, supplier liaison, and producing detailed research packages. Based in a standard office setting with a Monday–Friday schedule, you will engage cross-functionally to improve processes and deliver