PBH Administrator - Senior Buyer (Brazil with report to Global Team)

Job description

Job Title: PBH Administrator Alternate Name: Senior Buyer / Report to Global Team DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Continuously monitoring PBH component forecasts and initiating advanced planning orders to meet forecasted requirements, to include ensuring parts are on-site 30 days prior to the scheduled need date on all assigned PBH covered aircraft models; • Actively working Ramco plan page for PBH Material Request requirements; • Understanding and executing PBH agreements and domestic and/or international customer support agreements on assigned PBH covered aircraft models; • Determining the need to transfer Era owned assets based on level of urgency to meet AOG requirements when vendor cannot provide PBH exchange in a timely manner; • Utilizing Ramco to generate PBH Exchange Purchase Orders and compile reports for open orders to ensure need dates are accurate and adjusted as needed; • Submitting PBH Purchase Orders using vendor portals and/or email, if applicable, and following up on acknowledgements: • Updating any and all vendor correspondence, shipping details and ETA’s regarding PBH Exchange PO’s in Ramco; • Processing, coordinating returns of PBH exchange cores due against open orders within applicable return times set in PBH agreements in both the field bases and locally; • Ensuring that all PBH cores routed to the Return to Vendor warehouse are processed and shipped out in 48 hours; • Requesting and securing component hard cards needed to ship with PBH cores being returned to vendors; • Providing daily, weekly, and monthly, updated reports capturing the status of all PBH cores due and addressing past due issues to Maintenance and Supply Management; and • Performing other duties as assigned by the Purchasing Manager. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Strong maintenance and/or inventory planning background required; • Solid understanding of how procurement principles, planning, transportation, cost structures, and negotiations techniques impact purchasing required; • Advanced computer/software skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required; • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required; • Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities in a high-paced environment required; • Must be able to work effectively both independently and as a team with a large and varied workload; • One to Five years procurement/sub-contracts execution experience, including materials management and supply chain environment, preferred; • Working knowledge of ERP and purchasing software preferred; and • Solid understanding of general accounting principles and the financial impact of inventory transactions preferred.