2026 Entry Level - Procurement Agent - Defense
Description
JOB SUMMARY: As a Procurement Agent at Textron Aviation, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality products, monitoring supply base performance and supporting a broad spectrum of internal customers. This position provides product procurement support for Direct, Defense, and Afterspanet departments across various Textron aircraft platforms.
As a Defense Procurement Agent at Textron Aviation, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality products, monitoring supply base performance and supporting a broad spectrum of internal customers. This position provides product procurement support for Direct, Defense, and Afterspanet departments while ensuring compliance with US Government prime contract requirements. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Releases purchase orders and stock transfer orders within departmental guidelines to satisfy system and/or customer demand (AOG).
Reviews and actions exception reports from ERP system to resolve procurement disconnects.
Executes contract requirements as related to negotiated pricing updates, performance metrics, receiving and invoice resolution, quality escapes, and order policies.
Complies with all public law requirements, company (and business) policies and procedures, import/export regulations, and employs sound business practices.
Responsible for inventory/replenishment forecasting and supplier performance metrics.
Responsible for expediting requirements to fulfill end customer need dates and providing useful information in support of customer communications.
May be responsible for establishing inventory plans to achieve targets by maintaining replenishment strategies & programs, ensuring accurate system lead-times, reorder points, optimal stock levels, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, economic order quantities, safety stock, safety lead time, etc.
Works with appropriate management personnel, reviews inadequacies and irregularities in purchased materials and helps establish applicable corrective action plans.
Identifies and delivers cost savings initiatives as planned and forecasted.
Basic contract interpretation skills necessary to read and interpret supplier agreements.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:
Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or related field.
QUALIFICATONS:
Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Careful attention to detail
Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
Proficient to advanced working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite
Exposure to supply chain processes, sourcing, and vendor management preferred
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.
Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S. export control laws. If a position requires access to information controlled under U.S. regulations applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information . The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Recruiting Timeline: Applications for this position will be accepted through October 31, 2025. The application window may be shortened or extended based on candidate flow and business needs. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, and review the location for this role to ensure it aligns to your location preferences as all roles are on site at a Textron business unit.
EEO Statement
Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Recruiting Company: Textron Aviation
Primary Location: US-Kansas-Wichita
Job Function: Supply Chain
Schedule: Full-time
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job Type: Entry Job
Shift: First Shift
Job Posting: 09/01/2025, 12:01:00 AM
Job Number: 333666
