Buyer

Bombardier; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier Services (UK) in Biggin Hill is seeking a Buyer with a solid background in aviation procurement to manage parts, materials and tooling for aircraft maintenance. You will collaborate with planning, maintenance staff and external suppliers to ensure timely delivery, maintain stock levels, and uphold compliance with MOE and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include generating purchase orders in SAP, tracking orders, coordinating quotes and lead times, and ensuring parts are sourced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or work level) in Purchasing or Inventory Management.
• Experience in aviation or material/parts environment.
• Basic knowledge of aircraft parts and terminology.
• Knowledge of human factors, performance and limitations.
• Knowledge of logistics processes.
• Knowledge of EWIS and CDCCL when relevant.
• Computer skills to use word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and email.
• Planning and organizational skills for multiple projects with changing priorities.
• Interpersonal skills to work with Planning and Maintenance staff.
• Basic knowledge of EASA Part-145, PGS-15, ADR, IATA categories 7/8.
• Airfreight Security Employee training (if access to store).
• Road Transport/Awareness ADR training.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to MOE and work instructions.
• Prepare purchase orders and arrange slots with external vendors.
• Track materials, tools and ground support equipment for recertification.
• Ensure timely calibration of tools.
• Identify alternate and superseded part numbers.
• Schedule critical paths and assign priorities for on-time parts delivery.
• Coordinate repair and overhaul quotes and lead times.
• Place purchase orders and ensure conformance to purchase requirements.
• Consider warranties and special programs when obtaining parts.
• Order from approved suppliers and arrange shipments.
• Generate POs in SAP and monitor timely delivery.
• Report status to Project Responsible and Project Manager.
• Monitor deliveries and inform supervisor of delays.
• Handle core and warranty issues and programs.
• Re-order consumables using min/max to minimize stock outages.
• Plan and forecast requirements with suppliers and stores.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Purchasing

Inventory management

Aircraft parts knowledge

Logistics processes

EWIS/CDCCL knowledge

Computer skills

Planning & organizing

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory knowledge (EASA Part-145, P

Airfreight security training

ADR training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing or Inventory Management

Job description

What are your contributions to the team?

• Adhere to Bombardiers Maintenance Organization Procedures, among which the relevant parts of the MOE and applicable work instructions.
• Attend kick-off (pre-input) meetings and pro-actively prepare purchase orders and arrange slots with external vendors for the overhaul and repair of aircraft units and parts.
• Track materials, tools and ground support equipment for the purpose of recertification and maintenance schedules
• Ensure timely calibration of tools.
• Identify alternate and superseded part numbers.
• Identify and schedule critical paths and assign priorities. Determine priority items to ensure parts are delivered on time and are readily available.
• Coordinate repair and overhaul quotes and lead times.
• Place purchase orders and ensure that purchased parts, materials, consumables, standard tools, special tools, ground support equipment or services are conforming to specified purchase requirements.
• Take into account warranty and special programs, when obtaining parts, spares or services from the proper supplier.
• Ensure that parts/maintenance/overhauls are ordered only at suppliers/(sub)contractors on the ASL.
• Arrange and track shipments with forwarders.
• Generate purchase order requests through the P/O system in SAP and to monitor timely delivery
• Track incoming orders and report the status immediately to the Project Responsible and the Project Manager.
• Monitor timely deliveries and inform the Material Supervisor if orders are delayed (‘constraints’).
• Handle core and warranty issues and programs.
• In conjunction with the Material Handler monitor and re-order consumables suing min/max principles to ensure stock outages are minimized on high turnover items.
• Ensure the timely acquisition of parts, materials and tooling needed to service the customer aircraft by planning and forecasting requirements and coordinating acquisition with suppliers and stores personnel
• Perform other duties as assigned.

How to thrive in this role?

• You a Bachelor’s degree (or work level) in Purchasing or Inventory Management
• You have experience in aviation or material/parts environment
• You have basic knowledge of aircraft parts and terminology
• You are knowledgeable on, and practicing of, human factors, human performance and limitations
• You have knowledge of and experience with logistics processes
• You are knowledgeable on EWIS and CDCCL when relevant (e.g. tooling requirements)
• You have computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email, and web-based applications
• You have the planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting with rapidly changing priorities
• You have interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Planning Department and Maintenance Staff
• You have basic knowledge on applicable officially recognized European regulations, being EASA Part-145, PGS-15, ADR, IATA category 7/8
• Training ‘Airfreight Security Employee’ (if access to store)
• Training ‘Road Transport/Awareness ADR’ (Dangerous Goods)

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply.

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Job

Buyer

Primary Location

Biggin Hill Service Center

Organization

Bombardier Services (UK)

Requisition

16074 Buyer