Procurement Process Specialist

Precision CastParts; Milwaukie (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a senior Procurement Process Specialist to enhance procurement, ERP-driven execution, and supplier interactions within a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment.

This senior contributor role emphasizes process thinking, hands-on procurement, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Warehouse teams. The position focuses on improving process stability, governance, and long-term supply chain reliability, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or business administration.
• Self-starter comfortable driving improvements independently.
• Procurement or supply chain experience in aerospace or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of ERP-enabled procurement & inventory processes.
• Experience supporting structured agreements such as contracts, LTAs, or consignment programs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and improve cross-functional workflows.
• Excel, Power BI skills, and proficiency with SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Identify and improve procurement-adjacent supply chain processes, system handoffs, and execution gaps.
• Design and implement process improvements to increase consistency, compliance, and efficiency in a regulated environment.
• Use ERP and reporting tools to improve how procurement work is executed and sustained, not just transacted.
• Support and manage consignment inventory structures and monitoring.
• Support and maintain LTAs and procurement frameworks.
• Track and analyze supplier KPIs, partnering on follow-up and corrective actions.
• Participate in purchasing execution with governance, accuracy, and process stability.
• Support availability of approved raw materials and indirect process materials for manufacturing.
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, warehouse, and operations to align with requirements.
• Monitor raw material usage and ERP attributes like min/max, LT, approved suppliers.
• Identify and resolve raw material related issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Process Control to reflect changes in procurement processes and systems.
• Identify and communicate supply risk, constraints, and business impacts.
• Strengthen alignment between procurement processes and quality documentation to improve supplier metrics.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, Excel models, and SharePoint documentation.
• Use data to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and execute automation opportunities to enhance process performance.

Skills

Bachelor’s Degree

Self-starter

Aerospace experience

ERP-enabled procurement

LTAs/consignment experience

Cross-functional workflows

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Procurement Process Specialist will improve how procurement-related supply chain processes, systems, and supplier interactions operate within a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. This is a senior individual‑contributor role for a self‑starter who combines strong process thinking with hands‑on procurement execution. The role includes selecting transactional responsibilities—such as consignment management, long-term agreements, and supplier performance monitoring. Role focuses on process improvement, system effectiveness, and long-term supply chain reliability.

Partner with cross-functional teams in Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Warehouse teams to strengthen execution, improve visibility, and reduce supply risk across an internal distribution model.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Process & Execution Improvement

• Identify and improve procurement-adjacent supply chain processes, system handoffs, and execution gaps.
• Design and implement process improvements that increase consistency, compliance, and efficiency in a regulated environment.
• Use ERP and reporting tools to improve how procurement work is executed and sustained, not just transacted.

Transactional & Supplier‑Facing Work

• Support and manage consignment inventory structures and monitoring.
• Support and maintain long-term agreements (LTAs) and procurement frameworks.
• Track and analyze supplier KPIs, partnering on follow-up and corrective actions.
• Participate in purchasing execution with a focus on governance, accuracy, and process stability.

Raw Material Support

• Support the availability of approved raw materials and indirect process materials required for manufacturing (e.g., abrasives, films, and other spec-driven consumables).
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, warehouse, and operations teams to ensure these materials are aligned with requirements, available, and approved.
• Monitor raw material usage patterns and assist in maintaining accurate ERP attributes, including min/max, LT, approved suppliers, and material details.
• Help identify and resolve raw material related issues.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Process Control to ensure changes in raw material approvals, specs, or usage requirements are correctly reflected in procurement processes and supporting systems.
• Identify and communicate supply risk, constraints, and business impacts.

Cross‑Functional Integration

• Strengthening alignment between procurement processes and quality documentation to improve supplier metrics, KPI tracking and record keeping.
• Identifying and communicating supply risk, constraints, and business impacts.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, Excel models, and SharePoint documentation.
• Use data to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and execute automation opportunities to enhance process performance.

Skills & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• Self‑starter comfortable driving improvements independently.
• Procurement or supply chain experience in aerospace or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of ERP-enabled procurement & inventory processes.
• Experience supporting structured agreements such as contracts, LTAs, or consignment programs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and improve cross-functional workflows.
• Excel, Power BI skills, and proficiency with SharePoint.

Preferred / Strongly Valued

• Experience with consignment or VMI models.
• Supplier KPI governance and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with incoming inspection or controlled materials.
• Experience in internal distribution environments.
• Ability to automate and execute
• Aerospace or regulated manufacturing background.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Relocation is authorized for this position.

National Security and Export Controls:

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

About PCC

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.