Purchasing Executive - Hassocks, United Kingdom - Line Up Aviation

Line Up Aviation
Line Up Aviation
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Hassocks, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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My client has an opportunity for a Purchasing Executive to join them on a permanent basis.

The Purchasing Executive will support business inventory requirements, internal and external customers with responsibilities associated with both tactical and strategicpurchasing of aircraft components and business services.


Role:
Purchasing Executive


Location:
Hassocks - own transport is essential due to location

Hours:
Monday to Friday, fully onsite

Salary:
£24,44-£37,053 depending on experience with Purchasing and Aviation


Responsibilities:


  • Purchase inventory for stock and specific customer requirements
  • Management of daily tactical and strategic work to ensure timely responses in sourcing and purchasing aircraft components to maintain optimum inventory levels
  • Purchase non stock items and commercial buys, both of standing orders and for specific requirements
  • Evaluate and recommend suppliers to quality and industry approved standards
  • Work with existing and potential suppliers, securing best price through effective negotiations and collaboration to achieve objectives
  • Expedite open orders to achieve on time delivery
  • Demonstrate, develop and maintain excellent supplier relationships with people at all levels
  • Organise supplier meetings including occasional travel to supplier sites targeting poor performing suppliers
  • Monitor improvement measures with nonperforming suppliers

Requirements:


  • Experience in an aircraft component, MRO or trading environment required
  • Experience in commercial purchasing beneficial
  • Knowledge of aircraft components with awareness of component conditions, certification and airworthiness regulations
  • Understanding of IPC's
  • Passion to develop in depth knowledge and skills within Purchasing
  • Proactive, selfmotivated and driven to succeed
  • Analytical thinker
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to build excellent relationships
  • Professional and confident telephone skills
  • Strong organisation, time management and administration skills
  • To work 37.5 hour week, Monday-Friday between 07:0019:00. Flexibility on work hour's essential
  • Good computer literacy, highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Work, Excel and Outlook with some experience with Nav, Quantum and web based Aircraft parts databases highly advantageous

Benefits
"Privately owned, dynamic & innovative", our client is a world leading independent aviation company where you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to their success.
The company's global HQ is set amongst the rolling hills of the South Downs, a perfect environment to work.
Lunch breaks - You can take a walk around the 1km trim trail which circles the fantastic offices.

If games are more your thing, there are board games available for staff to use, as well as an Xbox and computer break out room.

If you forget your lunch, you canpick up lunch from the food and coffee vans that visit he premises regularly.

Extras - Free parking & electric car charging available, BUPA healthcare, social events, free fruit, cycle to work scheme and more

  • Line Up Aviation is a specialist aviation and aerospace recruitment company that has been operating all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's bestknown companies and pride ourselves with working to the highest standardof service supported by an ingrained culture of honesty and integrity._
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