Aviation Parts Purchasing Supervisor & Team Lead

Team JAS, Inc; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance

401k matching

Generous PTO

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Holidays

Floating Holidays

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance (Long/Short)

Job summary

Team JAS, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to lead our Jacksonville, FL team and ensure efficient procurement for aviation parts.

You will coach Purchasing Administrators, manage RFQs, POs, and supplier performance while coordinating across Sales, MRO, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance. The ideal candidate has at least three years in purchasing or supply chain and strong negotiation skills with aviation industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Three years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• Supervisory, team lead, coaching, or mentoring experience in purchasing or supply chain.
• Ability to coordinate daily work, manage priorities, and guide team members.
• Strong negotiation skills and knowledge of aviation regulations, standards, and purchasing practices.
• Familiarity with aviation parts and materials, including OEM sourcing and aftermarket suppliers.
• Proficiency with procurement software, inventory management systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work with urgency, stay organized under pressure, and meet time-sensitive requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily direction, coaching, and support to Purchasing Administrators, including regular check-ins and cross-training.
• Balance purchasing, sourcing, RFQs, expediting, and supplier follow-up across the team.
• Oversee PO accuracy, documentation, approvals, and timely processing of internal requests.
• Monitor open POs, supplier acknowledgments, delivery commitments, and past-due orders to support on-time delivery.
• Communicate purchasing status and supplier feedback to Sales, MRO, Engineering, Manufacturing, Accounting, and other internal teams.
• Support supplier identification, evaluation, development, and relationship management.
• Assist with negotiations involving pricing, lead times, delivery schedules, and purchasing terms within authority.
• Monitor supplier performance and coordinate resolution of returns, rejections, and other supplier quality issues.
• Maintain compliance with aviation requirements, the Company Quality System, approved-vendor controls, ASA-100 supplier requirements, and procurement procedures.
• Oversee new vendor setup and approved-vendor records within the ERP system.
• Monitor inventory requirements, Min/Max levels, replenishment priorities, and supply risks.
• Review purchasing and supplier performance data to improve responsiveness, on-time delivery, workload distribution, and cost efficiency.
• Recommend improvements to purchasing workflows, reporting, ERP use, and departmental controls.
• Escalate significant supplier, cost, quality, delivery, and inventory concerns to the Purchasing Manager with recommended actions.
• Support departmental initiatives involving sourcing, inventory, cost savings, and process automation.

Skills

Negotiation

Aviation knowledge

Microsoft Office

Procurement software

Inventory management

Education

Associate degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain

Tools

Quantum Control

Job description

Team JAS, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to lead our Jacksonville, FL team and ensure efficient procurement for aviation parts.

You will coach Purchasing Administrators, manage RFQs, POs, and supplier performance while coordinating across Sales, MRO, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance. The ideal candidate has at least three years in purchasing or supply chain and strong negotiation skills with aviation industry knowledge.