Senior Aerospace Procurement Specialist

Acron Aviation; Grand Rapids (MI); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems serving commercial and military aviation worldwide. The company’s Aftermarket and Supply Chain teams drive material planning, supplier performance, and cost management to keep aircraft on schedule.

We are seeking a dynamic Procurement Specialist to lead end-to-end purchasing, manage MRP-driven orders, supplier relationships, and data analytics in Grand Rapids, MI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of purchasing experience in aerospace or complex manufacturing.
• Expert SAP MM experience; PP and MRP experience strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and fluency with Excel (vlookups, pivot tables) and Power BI.

Responsabilités

• Execute purchase orders for direct materials based on MRP signals, forecasting, and production requirements. Manage action/exception messages in ERP system
• Ensure supply continuity by proactively identifying shortages, expediting when necessary, and adjusting orders according to changing schedules
• Maintain accurate and complete SAP material master data, purchasing info records, and vendor data
• Manage daily communications with suppliers; drive on-time delivery, corrective action requests, and regular performance reviews
• Participate in supplier selection, qualification, set-up in SAP and development activities in partnership with Quality and Supply Chain leadership
• Resolve supply chain constraints in collaboration with suppliers and internal teams
• Identify and execute cost reduction initiatives, including negotiation of pricing, payment terms, and long-term agreements
• Monitor and report Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and drive root cause corrective actions to reduce variance
• Support annual budgeting and standard cost updates using SAP and advanced analytics
• Manage inventory levels to balance availability and efficiency; reduce Days of Supply while preventing shortages
• Work with planning teams to refine safety stock, lead times, and order quantities
• Use SAP, Excel, Power BI, and other analytics tools to generate reports, dashboards, and insights for material planning, supplier performance, and cost metrics
• Leverage data to forecast supply risk, develop scenario models, and improve decision making
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management to understand material requirements for production and new programs
• Support Engineering Change Orders, material transitions, and end of life planning
• Participate in audits related to procurement and supply chain
• Follow and improve procurement standard work
• Lead or participate in kaizen events to reduce procurement waste, improve lead time and quality, and increase plan reliability

Connaissances

SAP MM

MRP knowledge

Power BI

Excel proficient

Analytical skills

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems serving commercial and military aviation worldwide. The company’s Aftermarket and Supply Chain teams drive material planning, supplier performance, and cost management to keep aircraft on schedule.

We are seeking a dynamic Procurement Specialist to lead end-to-end purchasing, manage MRP-driven orders, supplier relationships, and data analytics in Grand Rapids, MI.