Procurement Specialist, Leatherhead, UK

GA Telesis is the leading provider of integrated services in the commercial aviation industry. Through the GA Telesis Ecosystem, the Company is distinctly positioned, across six continents, to leverage its resources to create innovative solutions for its customers. Consisting of global operations encompassing Component Solutions, Leasing/Financing, Logistics Solutions, and MRO Services business units for landing gear, component/composite, and turbine engine repair, as well as digital solutions, the GA Telesis Ecosystem provides an unparalleled resource to airlines. The Company’s core business is its mission to ensure “Customer Success,” built from a reputation for unsurpassed excellence and integrity.

Our Flight Solutions Group (FSG) focuses on creating a competitive advantage for GA Telesis and its customers by offering an uncompromising level of quality and reliability. Our customers know that they can count on us to deliver the right part, to the right place, at the right time. GA Telesis maintains one of the world’s largest ready-to-go aircraft parts inventory. FSG is seeking a Procurement Specialist who is highly skilled at seeking surplus materials for strategic inventories and various supply programs. This position is based in Leatherhead, United Kingdom.

Reporting to the Director of Procurement, the ideal candidates for this role will use their passion for aviation, research, and negotiation to make an impact on company expenditures and cost controls. They will be responsible for managing various procurement functions including data/intel management and program support, as well as brokering and making strategic purchases.

Responsibilities:

• Perform research, qualification, and selection of sources for brokered and rotatable / commercial aircraft engine or airframe parts
• Restock generally needed engine and airframe parts for various programs
• Prepare, solicit, and evaluate competitive bids
• Negotiate the best possible cost positions
• Generate quotes directly to customers for rotatable and brokered parts
• Coordinate with the Operations and Quality Manager to resolve documentation, inspection, quality, storage, and shipping issues with rotatable / airframe or brokered parts. Process returns for rejected parts
• Issue purchase orders, follow up, and expedite brokered and rotatable / airframe parts until delivered to the final destination
• Resolve material issues in conjunction with the sales or product line teams
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 1+ year in aviation-related field
• Must have a strong interest in aviation
• Able to understand and apply basic financial concepts of supply and demand to day-to-day tasks
• Able to take prior knowledge and apply it to similar circumstances in a fast-paced environment, good decision-making skills
• Self-motivation, discipline, and great customer /internal focus with an ability to close deals
• Superior communication and notetaking skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Must be a team player and willing to learn on the job