Procurement Lead - Cabin and BFE

Country UNITED ARAB EMIRATES City Abu Dhabi Department Engineering Closing date 21 January 2015

Job Purpose Full buying and supervisory responsibility for procurement in support of Cabin & BFE. Responsibilities   Supervise and manage all purchasing aspects of Cabin & BFE materials within Procurement to ensure on-dock dates and avoid delays for aircraft return to service. Assume full buying responsibilities as lead for the cabin & BFE team. Monitor shipping schedule meets inside the lead-time of the spares. Any slippages are escalated to vendor management. Ensure parts required to clear OCD (Open Cabin Defect) are procured in the shortest possible time. Establish approved supplier criteria. Evaluate potential suppliers based on cost, quality, service, availability, reliability and selection variety in consultation with material planner and conformance with specification in accordance with EAE policy. Undertake parts procurement from OEMs, distributors and approved sources that provides best quality at the best value ensuring material release certification and relevant documents are as per EAE QA and Airworthiness requirements. Obtain quotes, prepare price analysis and recommendations, evaluate and negotiate price, payment and delivery terms, identify cost saving methods (credits, rebates and discounts), extended warranty conditions, liaise with planning re order points, inventory levels and lead times with the goal to continually reduce and improve to the best interest of the company to achieve optimum benefits/savings. Monitor staggering of deliveries to support minimizing of inventory. Utilize appropriate selection of shipping methods to reduce overhead costs. Review open and overdue orders to ensure progress/follow up. Supervise buyers performance to ensure timely ordering and delivery of materials. Work in close consultation with all department staff to develop team building relationships, providing purchase advice and seeking advice consultation of technical subject matter experts. Reevaluate and establish vendor selection to improve TAT and to reduce cost. Review of vendor performance. Deals with all claims as a result of discrepancy reports (SDR) on quality, quantity, breakages, missing documents, change of part numbers and take corrective action with vendor to settle the claim/discrepancy inside ten (10) days and maintain maximum standards to the best interest of the company. Ensure compliance to EAE Quality, Code of Conduct, SH&E Regulations and Requirements, TPM and AVL. Escalation of unresolved issues with the Manager, develop working relationships with Planning, Production, Quality, Stores and Finance. Requirements Qualification: Degree/Diploma in related field or equivalent with advanced proficiency in English/Business correspondence, arithmetic. Experience: Minimum seven (7) years in related field with an Airline/MRO facility.

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