MANAGER OF PURCHASING

Airborne-Maintenance-; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airborne-Maintenance- is seeking a procurement leader responsible for direct support of materials purchasing for all product lines, ensuring timely, quality purchases and compliance with corporate processes.

The role oversees supplier qualification, commodity management, and stocking levels, trains staff, and leads a purchasing and materials team with a focus on cost effectiveness and regulatory compliance including SOX, FAA, FAR, UCC, and CASE.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Understand and operate computer inventory and purchasing management systems.
• Proven leadership of a purchasing and materials staff.
• 10 years in a purchasing, contracts and materials management environment.
• 5 years in a purchasing, contracts and materials management leadership role.
• 5 years in an aviation support position.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of purchasing software, office software and material order tracking and management systems.
• Purchasing Policy & Procedures Manual.
• Sarbanes Oxley financial regulations & reporting, FAA regulations, applicable Federal Acquisition regulations and law, Uniform Commercial Code, Small Business regulations, CASE certification of aviation suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Direct support of procurement of materials for all product lines.
• Supports operations with timely purchase of goods and services in a quality sensitive manner.
• Trains and motivates buyer staff to maximize performance, focusing on cost effective purchases using approved corporate processes.
• Qualifies suppliers as required by regulation & corporate directives.
• Provides business expertise to the Product Lines and serves as the focal point for commodity management, supplier development and performance.
• Also responsible for ensuring that appropriate stocking levels of materials are maintained.

Skills

Contractual language

Inventory/purchasing systems

Leadership in purchasing

Aviation support experience

MS Word & Excel

Purchasing software / tracking systems

SOX compliance

FAA regulations / FAR / UCC compliance

CASE certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

MBA or other graduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Inventory & purchasing management software

Purchasing software & tracking systems

SAP

PMI purchasing and materials management software

Job description

Responsible for direct support of procurement of materials for all product lines. Supports operations with timely purchase of goods and services in a quality sensitive manner. Trains and motivates buyer staff to maximize performance, focusing on cost effective purchases using approved corporate processes. Qualifies suppliers as required by regulation & corporate directives. Provides business expertise to the Product Lines and serves as the focal point for commodity management, supplier development and performance. Also responsible for ensuring that appropriate stocking levels of materials are maintained.

Required Job Skills:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Working knowledge of contractual language
• Understand and operate computer inventory and purchasing management systems.
• Proven record of effective leadership of a purchasing and materials staff.
• 10 years in a purchasing, contracts and materials management environment.
• 5 years in a purchasing, contracts and materials management leadership role.
• 5 years in an aviation support position.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office software, specifically Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of purchasing software, office software and material order tracking and management systems.
• Purchasing Policy & Procedures Manual.
• Sarbanes Oxley financial regulations & reporting, FAA regulations, applicable Federal Acquisition regulations and law, Uniform Commercial Code, Small Business regulations, CASE certification of aviation suppliers.

Preferred Job Skills:

• MBA or other graduate level degree.
• Purchasing Manager, Logistics Manager or Certified Contract Manager certification.
• SAP resource management systems knowledge, PMI purchasing and materials management software, and other financial systems.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Leader

Inspires teammates to follow them

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Education

Required

High School or better.

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