Buyer/Planner

Global Medical Response•Lewisville, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Buyer/Planner manages spare-parts operations for the company’s aircraft fleet, including ordering, tracking, and managing spares. The role also manages core tracking and warranties and maintains established minimum inventory levels at each base. This position is hybrid in Lewisville, Texas, with a schedule described as one week in and one week out. It provides after-hours and weekend support for aircraft-on-ground (AOG) situations on a rotational on-call schedule.

Requirements

Five or more years of experience with supply-chain concepts.
Buyer experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong mathematical, analytical, and financial skills.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers and vendors.
Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy when preparing and entering information.

Nice To Haves

Aviation industry experience.
Technical knowledge of aircraft parts.

Responsibilities

Establish inventory stock levels using usage history, forecasts, shelf life, and other relevant factors.
Use parts forecasting and historical usage data to plan lead-time orders and negotiate reschedules, cancellations, and expedited deliveries with OEMs and suppliers.
Establish and maintain minimum spares for existing and new bases.
Review requisitions for accurate descriptions, quantities, and delivery requirements.
Obtain quotes, evaluate costs, and negotiate final costs for fleet spares.
Compare, review, and negotiate overhaul and repair quotes, except where specific agreements assign this work to others.
Procure components, equipment, and supplies reliably in a time-critical aircraft operations environment.
Establish supplier relationships and partnerships, and monitor purchase prices to meet cost-reduction goals.
Complete orders for factory-new, Bell and AEC, PMA/NS, and overhaul spares in accordance with inventory-control guidelines and procedures.
Manage material flow from order through receipt; review parts requirements and delivery schedules daily; and monitor and report on critical parts statuses.
Ensure material, supplies, components, and equipment arrive on time to support maintenance requirements.
Manage and reconcile open vendor-order reports; track repairs, exchanges, and loaners; and resolve accounting, receiving, and quality issues to support timely acceptance and payment.
Manage calibration of lead-time equipment.
Review supplier backorders and prepare reports for the Director of Maintenance (DOM) on past-due parts.
Assist mechanics with part numbers for aircraft and installed equipment as needed.
Analyze inventory disruptions to identify root causes and provide solutions.
Maintain an accurate audit trail of supply transactions and manage inventory error rates in accordance with company inventory-control procedures.
Lead and participate in cost-control and reduction initiatives.
Analyze inventory for excess or slow-moving stock and pursue vendor returns; analyze inventory levels and related factors to manage inventory turn time.
Evaluate suppliers based on performance, quality, and safety.
Research unserviceable inventory parts and determine whether they can be repaired or should be designated for scrap.
Provide after-hours and weekend AOG support on a rotational on-call schedule.
Submit warranty claims for new aircraft and aircraft-installed equipment.
Track warranty cores and spares for the entire fleet.
Review materials requirements from OEM documentation.