Buyer / Planner

Buyer / Planner

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is actively seeking Buyer/Planner with 3 years of experience in the Aviation industry for an assignment in Tucson. Job Description: Ensure the timely acquisition of parts and materials needed to service customer aircraft by planning and forecasting part and material requirements and coordinating acquisition with internal and external suppliers and materials personnel.

• Adhere to general work requirements

• Locate and initiate the purchase of materials, tools and components via communication with internal and external sources and suppliers

• Expedite status of external and internal parts orders and purchase orders via communication with suppliers and inter-company operations

• Identify and schedule critical paths and assign priorities

• Attend meetings representing the department

• Interface with supervisors and managers or other departments on critical material problems

• Maintain shortage report to track orders and communicate status to management

• Create and issue internal orders and other applicable documents to meet parts and materials requirements

• Provide information to adjust discrepant orders/exception messages and cancel line items not received or returned to stock as needed

• Create new part numbers for site-specific parts used and send part number requests to internal suppliers

• Maintain accurate inventory of transactions using computerized inventory and manual filing systems

• Determine priority items to ensure parts delivered on time and are readily accessible

• Order and/or reorder materials, tools, and ground support equipment with regard to aircraft delivery schedules as required

• Identify alternate and superseded part numbers

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in aviation or material/parts environment or other demonstrated equivalent experience

• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting

• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with sales team, owners, outside counsel, and other departments

• Experience with Microsoft Office

Additional/Preferred qualifications:

• Minimum 1-year experience in inventory planning and procurement

• APICS certification

• Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Business, Inventory Management or related area

JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more. Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.