Specialist, Procurement

Standard Aero•San Antonio, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Procurement Specialist at StandardAero, you’ll manage sourcing, purchasing, supplier relationships, and procurement data to support site operations in an aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) environment. You’ll work closely with suppliers and internal teams to secure competitive pricing, maintain quality and delivery requirements, improve procurement processes, and ensure materials are available to meet business needs. The role collaborates across Customer Service, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and other stakeholders to support site operations, customer requirements, production schedules, and delivery commitments. It also involves maintaining purchasing and supplier data, analyzing procurement and inventory performance, preparing reports, supporting sourcing decisions, and following procurement policies and safety requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations.
Experience obtaining and evaluating supplier quotations, issuing purchase orders, and monitoring supplier deliveries.
Experience using Microsoft Excel to organize, analyze, and report business data.
Experience entering, updating, or maintaining purchasing, supplier, pricing, or inventory records in an ERP or procurement system.
Ability to communicate purchasing requirements, supplier issues, and delivery updates in writing and verbally.
Experience analyzing operational or purchasing data to identify discrepancies, trends, or opportunities for improvement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain.
5 years of prior procurement experience.
Experience in an aviation environment.
Experience working in an MRO environment.

Responsibilities

Obtain and review supplier quotations through formal and informal requests for quotation, ensuring compliance with company and customer requirements, policies, guidelines, aerospace flowdown requirements, and applicable industry standards; negotiate for overall value while maintaining quality requirements.
Initiate purchase orders, monitor and expedite supplier deliveries, resolve delivery, quality, and cost issues, communicate delivery concerns, and coordinate with stakeholders to remove barriers to fulfillment.
Engage key stakeholders to obtain agreement and support for Supply Chain contract implementation and adherence.
Identify opportunities to reduce material costs, secure reliable lead times, improve supplier quality and delivery performance, and strengthen procurement effectiveness.
Collaborate with Customer Service, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and other stakeholders to align purchasing activities with site operations, customer requirements, production schedules, and delivery commitments.
Maintain accurate pricing, master data, supplier information, and delivery tracking records in ERP and procurement systems; understand relevant business-unit and functional processes and their data needs.
Gather, consolidate, and analyze data with other business functions to develop business cases for process changes, supplier sourcing and negotiations, and make-versus-buy-versus-part-repair decisions.
Monitor and analyze inventory and procurement measures, including stock levels, inventory turns, aged inventory, due-date compliance, material shortages, and cost-saving opportunities; identify improvement opportunities.
Produce ad hoc reports and prepare or assist with management presentations; communicate findings to support operational decisions, purchasing strategies, process improvements, and supplier negotiations.
Follow procurement, supplier sourcing, and supplier approval policies and procedures; obtain required documentation and approvals; review and recommend updates to company instructions, material policies, and procedures.
Collaborate with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and leadership; observe applicable safety requirements, promptly report unsafe practices or conditions, and perform other duties as assigned.