JOB SUMMARY:
As a Procurement Agent at Textron Aviation, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality products, monitoring supply base performance and supporting a broad spectrum of internal customers. This position provides product procurement support for Direct, Defense, and Aftermarket departments across various Textron aircraft platforms.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Releases purchase orders and stock transfer orders within departmental guidelines to satisfy system and/or customer demand (AOG).
• Reviews and actions exception reports from ERP system to resolve procurement disconnects.
• Executes contract requirements as related to negotiated pricing updates, performance metrics, receiving and invoice resolution, quality escapes, and order policies.
• Complies with all public law requirements, company (and business) policies and procedures, import/export regulations, and employs sound business practices.
• Responsible for inventory/replenishment forecasting and supplier performance metrics.
• Responsible for expediting requirements to fulfill end customer need dates and providing useful information in support of customer communications.
• May be responsible for establishing inventory plans to achieve targets by maintaining replenishment strategies programs, ensuring accurate system lead-times, reorder points, optimal stock levels, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, economic order quantities, safety stock, safety lead time, etc.
• Works with appropriate management personnel, reviews inadequacies and irregularities in purchased materials and helps establish applicable corrective action plans.
• Identifies and delivers cost savings initiatives as planned and forecasted.
• Basic contract interpretation skills necessary to read and interpret supplier agreements.
• Identifies and resolves supplier issues causing latency to delivery requirements such as component shortages, quality delays, scrap, and capacity constraints.
• Knowledgeable in strategic supply chain principles and provides input into supply chain strategies supporting company/department objectives.
• Works with suppliers to establish schedule recovery through detailed line of balance and burndown plans, daily follow-up and root cause corrective actions.
JOB SUMMARY:
As a Procurement Agent at Textron Aviation, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality products, monitoring supply base performance and supporting a broad spectrum of internal customers. This position provides product procurement support for Direct, Defense, and Aftermarket departments across various Textron aircraft platforms.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Releases purchase orders and stock transfer orders within departmental guidelines to satisfy system and/or customer demand (AOG).
• Reviews and actions exception reports from ERP system to resolve procurement disconnects.
• Executes contract requirements as related to negotiated pricing updates, performance metrics, receiving and invoice resolution, quality escapes, and order policies.
• Complies with all public law requirements, company (and business) policies and procedures, import/export regulations, and employs sound business practices.
• Responsible for inventory/replenishment forecasting and supplier performance metrics.
• Responsible for expediting requirements to fulfill end customer need dates and providing useful information in support of customer communications.
• May be responsible for establishing inventory plans to achieve targets by maintaining replenishment strategies programs, ensuring accurate system lead-times, reorder points, optimal stock levels, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, economic order quantities, safety stock, safety lead time, etc.
• Works with appropriate management personnel, reviews inadequacies and irregularities in purchased materials and helps establish applicable corrective action plans.
• Identifies and delivers cost savings initiatives as planned and forecasted.
• Basic contract interpretation skills necessary to read and interpret supplier agreements.
• Identifies and resolves supplier issues causing latency to delivery requirements such as component shortages, quality delays, scrap, and capacity constraints.
• Knowledgeable in strategic supply chain principles and provides input into supply chain strategies supporting company/department objectives.
• Works with suppliers to establish schedule recovery through detailed line of balance and burndown plans, daily follow-up and root cause corrective actions.
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience required
• In lieu of degree, minimum 6 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Inventory, or other related field.
QUALIFICATONS:
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
• Proficient to advanced working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite
• Exposure to supply chain processes, sourcing, and vendor management preferred
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.