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The Sr. Buyer/Planner is responsible for inventory planning and purchasing to ensure adequate materials and consumables are available to support production and business operations. This role acts as the primary liaison between the organization and suppliers, managing sourcing, negotiations, supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with AS9110 supply chain requirements.

What you’ll do:

Inventory Planning and Purchasing

• Analyze inventory requirements using planning tools, forecasts, and backorder reports to maintain optimal stock levels and support production needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison between suppliers and the organization, managing OEM relationships, leading status meetings, and resolving delivery, quality, and invoicing issues.
• Collaborate with production and internal stakeholders to allocate materials to customer work orders and coordinate interfacility inventory transfers based on business priorities.
• Lead sourcing activities, including obtaining and evaluating RFQs and tenders, ensuring procurement meets quality standards and AS9110 supplier approval requirements.
• Monitor and respond to supply chain performance metrics (inventory levels, turns, shortages, aged stock, cost savings) while maintaining item master data integrity and inventory strategies.

Contract Negotiation

• Assists corporate supply chain team as needed in support of and obtaining agreement from key stakeholders in respect of Supply Chain contract implementation.
• Continually strives to lower material costs, improve supplier quality and delivery, and optimize the supplier base by working supplier rationalization projects.

General

• Ensure compliance with supplier sourcing and approval policies, AS9110 procedures, and internal documentation requirements.
• Interface with suppliers, staff, and management to resolve procurement discrepancies and secure necessary approvals.
• Manage supplier warranty claims, including rework, replacements, and credits, while supporting risk mitigation efforts.
• Apply general business and contract law knowledge to purchasing activities, driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Adhere to all safety standards, promote waste reduction and process optimization, and perform additional duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associates degree; preference will be given to individuals with post-secondary education in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain.
• 5 or more years prior procurement experience; working knowledge of sourcing and tendering, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiation.
• 1+ years of experience with computer software, including Microsoft Office with a focus on excel data analysis.

Desired Skills:

• Ability to work in an open area workspace. 
• Good analytical, organizational, interpersonal, decision making, conflict resolution, oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing responsibilities, ensuring that shifting priorities are handled with attention to quality and deadlines.
• Experience in an aviation environment an asset.
• Experience working in an MRO environment an asset.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100 company match; up to 5 vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities

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