Onsite Buyer role at AAR focused on sourcing parts/services, securing best pricing, and maintaining strong vendor relationships while ensuring quality and timely delivery. You'll manage quotes/bids, resolve discrepancies and payment issues, and coordinate with internal and external customers. Standout perk: comprehensive benefits plus 401(k) match and generous PTO.
- Competitive salary and bonus package
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with company match
Will ensure that AAR is receiving the best overall price and continues to build strong relationships with the company's vendors.
What you will be responsible for:
- Check requisitions as necessary for any inbound part.
- Develop a strong relationship with all vendors and ensure that AAR is getting the best possible price.
- Get quotes on goods, services, and parts to determine if AAR is receiving the best possible price.
- Solicit bids, analyze those quotes, and recommend to Management who is the best overall vendor, looking at price, reputations, etc.
- Travel may be required.
- Full knowledge of AAR policies and procedures.
Experience with:
- All paperwork related and necessary of the parts and ensure that it meets AARs quality requirement.
- Expedites and monitors materials shipments from freight forwarders and suppliers to ensure prompt delivery
- Liaise and provide prompt feedback with internal and external customers in a timely manner
- Follow Up and coordinate all material discrepancies and payment issues with vendor, product lines and accounts payable.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
What you need to be successful in this role:
- Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Emphasis in Logistic and Supply Chain Management or Business Administration preferred Aviation experience preferred
- PC literate (Word, Excel, Access)
The rewards of your career at AAR go far beyond just your salary:
- Competitive salary and bonus package
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Generous paid time off program
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility.
- The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting.
- Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.
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