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Bombardier’s Business Aircraft London Service Centre in Biggin Hill is part of an award-winning network and is the flagship of Bombardier’s European operation. This Base and Line Maintenance Centre is the fastest-growing Service Centre in Europe and the largest Business Aircraft OEM in the UK. The facility has the capabilities to perform an array of maintenance checks, modifications and upgrades all from this site. Only 14 miles from London, Bombardier’s Biggin Hill Service Centre is ideally located to support operators in the UK region and beyond.
What are your contributions to the team?
* Adhere to Bombardiers Maintenance Organization Procedures, among which the relevant parts of the MOE and applicable work instructions.
* Attend kick-off (pre-input) meetings and pro-actively prepare purchase orders and arrange slots with external vendors for the overhaul and repair of aircraft units and parts.
* Track materials, tools and ground support equipment for the purpose of recertification and maintenance schedules
* Ensure timely calibration of tools.
* Identify alternate and superseded part numbers.
* Identify and schedule critical paths and assign priorities. Determine priority items to ensure parts are delivered on time and are readily available.
* Coordinate repair and overhaul quotes and lead times.
* Place purchase orders and ensure that purchased parts, materials, consumables, standard tools, special tools, ground support equipment or services are conforming to specified purchase requirements.
* Take into account warranty and special programs, when obtaining parts, spares or services from the proper supplier.
* Ensure that parts/maintenance/overhauls are ordered only at suppliers/(sub)contractors on the ASL.
* Arrange and track shipments with forwarders, for AOG’s as well as other shipments.
* Generate purchase order requests through the P/O system in SAP and to monitor timely delivery
* Track incoming AOG orders and report the status immediately to the Project Responsible and the Project Manager.
* Monitor timely deliveries and inform the Material Supervisor if orders are delayed (‘constraints’).
* Handle core and warranty issues and programs.
* In conjunction with the Material Handler monitor and re-order consumables suing min/max principles to ensure stock outages are minimized on high turnover items.
* Ensure the timely acquisition of parts, materials and tooling needed to service the customer aircraft by planning and forecasting requirements and coordinating acquisition with suppliers and stores personnel
* Perform other duties as assigned.
How to thrive in this role?
* You a Bachelor’s degree (or work level) in Purchasing or Inventory Management
* You have experience in aviation or material/parts environment
* You have basic knowledge of aircraft parts and terminology
* You are knowledgeable on, and practicing of, human factors, human performance and limitations
* You have knowledge of and experience with logistics processes
* You are knowledgeable on EWIS and CDCCL when relevant (e.g. tooling requirements)
* You have computer skills necessary to learn and/or operate word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email, and web-based applications
* You have the planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting with rapidly changing priorities
* You have interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Planning Department and Maintenance Staff
* You have basic knowledge on applicable officially recognized European regulations, being EASA Part-145, PGS-15, ADR, IATA category 7/8
* Training ‘Airfreight Security Employee’ (if access to store)
* Training ‘Road Transport/Awareness ADR’ (Dangerous Goods)
Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply.
Whether your candidacy is moving on to the next step of the hiring process or not, we will keep you informed by email or by phone.
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Job Buyer
Primary Location Biggin Hill Service Center
Organization Bombardier Services (UK)
Employee Status
Requisition 8785 Buyer
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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