Technical Purchaser

Permanent position – MM BU

The Technical Purchaser is an integral part of the material management team, responsible for actioning all provisioning/purchasing requests of parts and or services required to satisfy all the needs for the P2F program, maintenance, services, or purchase to sell. He or she reports to the Materials Management Director.

Responsibilities and activities:
• Monitoring, actioning, following & reporting all PRs/BoM/requests requirements.
• Executing our quotation and comparison to have the BVFM (best value for money) decision.
• Initiate the KYC processes for new vendors and share that with our compliance and vendor coordinator ensuring the proper approval.
• Total order management; expediting until reception/acceptance/completion of all purchase, repair, and service orders.
• Providing commercial cost analysis.
• To manage the repair process end to end,
• Negotiating buying prices and deliveries with suppliers.
• Supporting the project and sales teams with the research and selection of suppliers and sourcing of parts.
• Establishing and developing relationships with suppliers globally.
• Work closely with technical, commercial, and maintenance departments to understand needs and forecast future buying requirements.
• Issue regular performance reporting/KPIs.
• Proactively seek ways to reduce spend on the procurement of aircraft parts, and components.
• Keeps positive and open communication channels with all vendors and contracted shippers.
• Full transparency and ethical procedures.
• Be a multi-task function to support sales and sales process as a second or parallel activity.
• Be able to work and manage the repair process.
• To guarantee that we have the proper traceability and approvals updated in our ERP system (Quantum) or any other action that is related to the purchasing team that requires updating or action, especially the key user procurement, but not limited to him/her.
• Backup of other purchasers and or any other need at MM BU
• Ability to manage decisions and work under pressure

The salary will be attractive and determined based on your qualifications, experience, and the contribution of the position.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

We will welcome you aboard the Vallair team with your motivation and passion!

If you would like to apply, please send us your resume and cover letter to career@vallair.aero