Technical Buyer Job Jambojet

Technical Buyer Job

Role Purpose Statement

The Technical Procurement Specialist is responsible for carrying out strategic sourcing, evaluating, and urgently sourcing aircraft spare parts, tools, and equipment. The role also involves implementing and maintaining cost-effective procurement requirements for Jambojet to achieve a safe, sustainable, and reliable supply chain, and to increase shareholder value and organizational profit.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Carry out strategic sourcing for aircraft spare parts, GSE equipment, tooling, repairs, and exchanges.
• Manage outworks for GSE parts sent out for repair services by third parties.
• Ensure spares availability and provide weekly reports on grounded equipment by working closely with the Base team.
• Manage the end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
• Develop detailed sourcing and category plans to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Build and manage relationships with vendors to eliminate operational disruptions due to material shortages.
• Ensure 100% compliance on the e-sourcing tool for executing sourcing activities.
• Analyze and provide monthly reports on the progress of purchase orders, exchanges, repairs, and loan orders.
• Carry out periodic category spend analysis with a major focus on critical maintenance/repair costs.
• Maintain a current understanding of pricing structures, market conditions, and industry trends for fuel and the supply chain.
• Perform periodic sourcing to keep up with changing market prices for spare parts for ground support equipment and motor vehicles, and identify new vendors to support the GSE category.
• Monitor consumption trends, carry out demand forecasting, and communicate this to key suppliers to reduce lead time.
• Ensure all sourcing is within the allocated budget.
• Manage supply/service contracts, set up, negotiate, and review commercial terms, scope, and deliverables.
• Carry out a semi-annual supplier risk assessment.
• Conduct periodic supplier performance appraisals against specific performance indicators such as quality, timely delivery, and compliance.
• Prepare reports on supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance.

Know-How

• Technical Knowledge: Expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement processes, and contract management. Knowledge of inventory management and relevant IT tools and systems such as ERP, Fuel Plus, and Contract Management Systems is required.
• Management Skills: Ability to develop and manage category plans, build and manage vendor relationships, and oversee the end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
• Human Relations Skills: Strong skills in building and managing relationships with vendors and working closely with the Base team.
• Specialized Knowledge: In-depth understanding of procurement and supply chain management, contract management, pricing structures, market conditions, and trends in the industry for fuel and aircraft spare parts.

Problem-Solving

• Thinking Environment: Focused on cost-effectiveness and efficiency within the supply chain and procurement context.
• Thinking Challenge: Balancing cost-effective procurement with the urgent and critical need for aircraft spare parts, tools, and equipment to maintain a safe, sustainable, and reliable supply chain. Involves keeping up with changing market prices and identifying new, quality vendors.

Accountability

• Freedom to Act: The role has autonomy to perform strategic sourcing, develop category plans, and negotiate commercial terms within supply/service contracts.
• Magnitude: Direct impact on the organization’s profit and shareholder value by implementing and maintaining cost-effective procurement requirements.
• Impact of Decisions: Decisions significantly affect the company’s supply chain, operational disruptions, and overall financial performance.

Qualifications

• Education: A degree in Procurement/Supply Chain Management, Business, or another relevant field. A post-graduate diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management is also required.
• Experience: Over 5 years of experience in a Procurement or Supply Chain environment.
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