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Spirit AeroSystems Supply Chain / Buyer 2 in Wichita, Kansas

Overview

The aerospace industry is booming now and will be for years to come. In the next two decades, millions more people around the world will experience air travel for the first time, creating the need for more commercial aircraft and aviation employees. If you work at Spirit AeroSystems, you play a key role in making the magic of flight a reality. Discover the wide variety of opportunities available at Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms and business/regional jets. With design and build responsibility for both commercial and defense aerostructures customers, Spirit is a global leader in innovation. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Spirit has a continuous need for talented, passionate people to join our team in locations around the world, with current hiring needs in the U.S., Scotland, Northern Ireland, France, Malaysia and Morocco. If you have a passion for aerospace and are looking to grow your career we would like to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Supply Chain Professional Overview

Spirit AeroSystems’ Supply Chain Management Organization is responsible for the procurement of all materials and services. The company has contracts and agreements in place with top-tier suppliers across the globe. A Supply Chain Professional at Spirit is responsible for the procurement of key components that feed the Spirit assembly lines. Procurement Agents have responsibility for various pieces of the purchased component life cycle including requirement identification, sourcing, order placement and receipt/ delivery to the assembly line. Our teams ensure we have the right part, at the right place, at the right time.

Responsibilites

  • Responsible for synchronization of a supply chain for obtaining goods and services for the company.

  • Interfacing with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure quality parts are delivered, to the right place, at the right time.

  • Acts as an authorized agent of the company with responsibility for managing supplier-related activities and authority to commit company resources through contracts, agreements, and purchase orders.

  • Interfaces with internal and external customers and suppliers.

  • Manages inventory levels, purchase orders, and supplier performance.

  • Monitors customer inventory demand and material assets to optimize total supply chain planning. Incorporates planning decisions from customers and suppliers to reduce material and product variability and arrive at optimal solutions.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a supply chain role, preferably within the aerospace or manufacturing industry

  • Knowledge of MRP Systems, SAP preferred

  • Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

  • Excellent Data analysis skills a plus

  • Knowledge/experience with/in manufacturing and manufacturing process a plus

  • High energy, dynamic personality with an ability to effect change

    Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in Finance, Business, Supply Chain or other relevant course of study preferred. An MBA is a plus.

    Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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