2027 Entry Level - Procurement Agent - TAP

Textron•Wichita, KS

About The Position

As a Textron employee, you’ll take on meaningful work from day one—contributing to real projects and collaborating with experienced team members across the business. This entry-level opportunity is designed to help you build your skills, gain exposure across functions, and grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and development opportunities. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or related field.
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
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.
Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S. export control laws. If a position requires access to information controlled under U.S. regulations applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to supply chain processes, sourcing, and vendor management preferred

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.