Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Agent
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Job Description
GA Telesisis a global leader providing integrated solutions to the aviation and aerospace industries. Built on the premise of Customer Success being the goal GA Telesis serves over 3000 customers including airlines OEMs MROs and suppliers worldwide with 31 leasing sales distribution and MRO operations in 19 countries. At GA Telesis the companys core business is integrated aviation solutions and our mission is customer success.
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for coordinating activities involved with the purchase of various products and services which includes aircraft parts tooling raw material outside processes and other special procurements as identified by management. This position is located in Miami Florida.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and evaluate sources for a variety of products
- Prepare RFQs to obtain competitive bids from approved sources
- Evaluate and negotiate supplier proposals
- Review and evaluate supplier qualifications lead time and cost
- Provide cost and lead time information provided by the supplier to management
- Prepare purchase orders
- Evaluate requirements and determine appropriate purchasing methods such as blanket agreements etc.
- Develop strategic supplier relationships while serving as the primary liaison with suppliers
- Maintain related purchasing records such as items or services purchased
- Address supplier disputes and performance deficiencies
- Monitor and control supplier delivery performance
- Monitor and control inventory levels and spend consistently with managements strategic plan
- Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel to determine the cause and take or recommend corrective action
- Provide management with market intelligence as appropriate. Approve invoices for payment. Expedite delivery of goods to users
- Maintain liaison with internal departments and or personnel
- Provide feedback regarding the progress of orders including delays and reasons for the same
- Participate in improvement processes inside & external to the department
- Ensure proper specifications are listed on the Purchase/Repair Orders
- Preparepart estimates and providequotes to the customer service department
- Other duties as required
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of industry suppliers
- Aerospace industry knowledge preferred
- Strong negotiation/contracting analytical critical thinking and problemsolving skills with the ability to compile and present data in a format that facilitates information sharing and decision making
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
