OVERALL PURPOSE OF ROLE: (brief overview of key focus of position)

Supported by the Planning and Purchasing Manager, to coordinate the cost effective and timely purchase of Direct / Indirect and provision of repairable aircraft parts, to satisfy stock models, urgent requirements and scheduled maintenance events.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinate Purchasing Activity

• Coordinate the purchase and provision of aircraft parts to maintain stock levels and satisfy requirements
• Plan aircraft part provisioning including rent, lease, PBH and purchase
• Minimise cost in conjunction with provision of a safe efficient supply and promote this awareness amongst staff
• Communicate changing lead times and non-availability of aircraft parts to other managers as appropriate.
• Ensure activities are satisfactorily undertaken to support core returns, and repairs.

Managing and Supporting Purchasing staff

• Ensure that all duties commensurate with the roles are managed effectively.
• Provide performance feedback to employees and assist in the supervision of employees
• Develop or maintain department KPI’s
• Ensure that all training and development needs of the staff are met
• Ensure that the department is resourced appropriate to fulfil the needs of the department efficiently.

Liaise with other Bristow Departments

• Inform the operations daily of an update on the movement of critical parts.
• Liaise with Accounts Payable to ensure correct and timely payment of invoices.
• Liaise with Maintenance Planning organisation to coordinate the timely receipt of components and parts

Supplier Management

• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers
• Create and maintain strategic relationships with vendors to minimize financial planning risk.
• Work with Compliance to review NCR’s associated with supply of parts and Monitor supplier performance.

Liaise with other Supply Chain functions

• Work with Planning Group to identify optimised stock levels
• Liaise with other departments to ensure efficiencies through logistics, Warehousing and inventory activity through weekly communications.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: (minimum education requirements, key skills and experience)

Qualification Standards

• At least three year’s experience of working in a regulated purchasing environment
• A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject, Business, Supply Chain, Procurement preferred

Experience

• Experience in technical purchasing, ideally aircraft parts
• Experienced in purchasing and contracts
• Experience in supervising a team