Procurement Specialist: Aerospace Components

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation•West Palm Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Procurement professionals at Gulfstream are not simply buying parts—they are helping build highly engineered aircraft, shaping supplier strategy, and influencing the success of critical aerospace programs. This role focuses on supplier performance, negotiations, and supplier relationship management for sophisticated aerospace commodities, major components and assemblies, and service and support subsystems. The Procurement Specialist executes purchase orders for complex/high-value components, administers complex contracts, provides work direction to lower-level procurement personnel, and participates in cross-business unit commodity teams. They lead negotiations to achieve cost savings and favorable terms, interpret program and statement-of-work requirements, partner closely with engineering, operations, and program teams, develop sourcing strategies, and support make-versus-buy decisions. This position improves total cost, supplier performance, and supply continuity, drives sourcing decisions influencing program success, and operates with broader decision-making authority than a Buyer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent education and experience will be considered.
4+ years of procurement, supply chain, or related experience is required.
Experience managing complex commodities, conducting competitive sourcing events, and negotiating supplier agreements.
Demonstrated success developing sourcing strategies, driving cost savings, and improving supplier performance.
Ability to interpret program requirements, evaluate make-versus-buy decisions, and manage contract changes.
Strong business acumen with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management teams.
Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, business administration or related curriculum required or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
4 years Procurement, supply chain or related experience.
A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

Aviation procurement perferred.
Master's degree may offset two (2) years of the experience requirement.

Responsibilities

Executes purchase orders for parts and services for more complex/ high value components
Administers complex contracts and contract changes
Provides work direction to lower-level procurement personnel
Participates in cross-business unit commodity teams
Leads negotiations to achieve cost savings and favorable terms
Interprets program and statement-of-work requirements
Partners closely with engineering, operations and program teams
Develops sourcing strategies
Supports make-versus-buy decisions
Develops sources of supply and obtains information from suppliers concerning product and/or service specifications, price, delivery dates, etc. and ensures all applicable data is current at supplier.
Solicits proposals, conducts bid evaluations, evaluates costs, negotiates optimum delivery schedules and ensures the best combination of price, quantity discount, product quality, standard terms and conditions, and where appropriate, establishes long term agreements such as Master Orders and Blanket Purchase Agreement.
Interprets program and/or statement of work requirements; recommends and implements action with suppliers to ensure achievement of all requirements.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities.
Supports the cognizant Cost Analysts efforts to prepare the Pre-Negotiation Plan (PNP), where applicable.
Prepares the Negotiation Plan using the PNP and his/her experience in dealing with the supplier, where appropriate.
Conducts negotiations with an emphasis on achieving cost reductions, maximizing savings, and securing pricing that is within the objectives set forth in an approved negotiation plan.
Prepares definitive purchase orders, including terms and conditions, makes award, and administers contracts with suppliers within budgetary limitations.
Responsible for calendar and format for program reviews.
Monitors supplier performance and prepares reports and other records pertaining to the items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product or service performance, supplier performance and/or inventories, as applicable.
Resolves problems related to purchasing, delivery, receiving and payment to the supplier; determines source of the problem and takes appropriate corrective action.
Coordinates administration of and response to all contract related documentation to include the requirement to review, coordinate, negotiate and implement changes to the contract.
Supports the make-or-buy review and decision process.
Maintains close liaison with departments being supported.
Ensure procurement activities comply with AS9100, ITAR, and other aerospace regulations.
Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of Procurement Specialist I and II, based on direction from manager or supervisor.
Participates on cross-site commodity teams as required.