Purchasing Supervisor

CIMA AVIATION INC•Doral, FL

About The Position

CIMA Aviation is seeking a skilled, hands-on, and motivated Purchasing Supervisor to maintain appropriate stocking levels of high-quality parts for airline customers. The role manages multiple suppliers to procure precision parts and ensure timely delivery, plans and purchases production parts through an ERP system, and communicates work-in-progress status, part availability, and production issues to management. The supervisor works with sales, engineering, quality, shipping, and receiving departments to resolve procurement problems. The position negotiates and coordinates procurement and distribution, monitors inventory and purchase order delivery, issues repair orders, maintains vendor relationships, researches alternate parts, and updates part information in Quantum. It also leads and coaches the procurement team, improves processes, and creates reports in response to business needs. This is a full-time salary position, with compensation commensurate with experience. Access to export-controlled information requires the employee to be a U.S. person as defined in the posting.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or other protected individual) to be eligible, due to access to export-controlled information under ITAR and EAR.
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel.
Prior experience working in an ERP system.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication skills and a positive, professional attitude.
Ability to multitask and adapt.
Understanding of accounting structures, invoices, payment options, and terms.

Nice To Haves

Some college.
Five or more years of experience in purchasing, production, supervision, or project management.
Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, airline, or MRO environments.

Responsibilities

Negotiate and coordinate procurement and distribution of raw materials, finished parts, tooling, equipment, supplies, and services.
Negotiate with vendors to obtain pricing, availability, and delivery information and assess vendor qualifications.
Lead, develop, and coach members of the procurement team.
Monitor purchase order delivery status, prioritize orders, and expedite them based on customer needs.
Monitor and analyze inventory levels and issue purchase orders as needed.
Issue repair orders and follow up with repair stations to ensure quick turnaround.
Build strong business relationships with vendors and maintain regular communication.
Report purchase order delivery dates, backorders, and availability to sales and upper management.
Research fair market value alternate part numbers and PMAs to help procure the best available part.
Update part numbers, minimum/maximum levels, and lead times in Quantum.
Seek ways to improve processes and department proficiency.
Create and implement reports based on business needs.
Plan and purchase production parts through an ERP system.
Communicate work-in-progress status, part availability, and production issues to management.
Work with sales, engineering, quality, shipping, and receiving departments to resolve procurement problems.