Aviation Materials Buyer & Planner

Bombardier Transportation GmbH; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Wichita seeks a dedicated Buyer/Planner to manage parts procurement and inventory flow at the Wichita Service/Completion Center. You will source materials, create orders, and coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to meet aircraft delivery schedules.

With typically 3 years in aviation or parts environment, you will plan effectively, communicate with stakeholders, and maintain accurate records to ensure timely material availability and project success.

Qualifications

• Typically 3 years of experience in aviation or material/parts environment or other demonstrated equivalent experience.
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize and coordinate workload within a multi-project setting.
• Interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with sales team, owners, outside counsel, and other departments.
• Basic knowledge of inventory planning and parts procurement.
• Basic knowledge of computers to input and retrieve data for Inventory Management.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Locate and initiate the purchase of materials, tools and components via communication with internal and external sources and suppliers
• Expedite status of external and internal parts orders and purchase orders via communication with suppliers and inter-company operations
• Identify and schedule critical paths and assign priorities
• Attend meetings representing the department
• Interface with Supervisors and Managers or other departments on critical material problems
• Maintain shortage report to track orders and communicate status to management
• Create and issue internal orders and other applicable documents to meet parts and materials requirements
• Provide information to adjust discrepant orders/exception messages and cancel line items not received or returned to stock as needed
• Create new part numbers for site-specific parts used and send part number requests to internal suppliers
• Maintain accurate inventory of transactions using computerized inventory and manual filing systems
• Determine priority items to ensure parts delivered on time and are readily accessible
• Order and/or reorder materials, tools, and ground support equipment with regard to aircraft delivery schedules as required
• Identify alternate and superseded part numbers

Skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Inventory accuracy

Data analysis

Independent work

Tools

Word processing

Excel

Database

PowerPoint

Email

Web-based applications

Job description

Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Wichita seeks a dedicated Buyer/Planner to manage parts procurement and inventory flow at the Wichita Service/Completion Center. You will source materials, create orders, and coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to meet aircraft delivery schedules.

With typically 3 years in aviation or parts environment, you will plan effectively, communicate with stakeholders, and maintain accurate records to ensure timely material availability and project success.