Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The companys core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the worlds premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

The Role: On a typical day, but not limited to, the Supplier Quality Purchase Order Planner receives contracts or purchase orders in SAP from Supply Chain Management (SCM). These documents are reviewed for completeness, meets customer approval criteria, flow down of quality requirements and supplier is approved in Approved Supplier List (ASL). Communication with SCM on missing data, approval status and clarification required.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure that supplier is approved in the Approved Supplier List.
• Ensure Customer Approval is complete for supplier.
• Ensure Supplier is approved for commodity being purchased.
• Partnering with Supply Chain Management on new part purchase orders, validation of commodity for supplier and any issues discovered in Contract or Purchase Order review.
• Responsible for validating all quality related supplier requirements are flowed down in contract and purchase order.

Required Qualifications:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in Contract and Purchase Order Review and language
• 3 - 5 years of experience with Quality/Manufacturing environment
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance
• HS Diploma

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong familiarity with SAP/MES
• Strong ability to review engineering data and customer approval requirements language.
• Strong ability to read drawings, procedures, First Article Inspections (FAI) and understand contracts.
• Strong ability to work with other organizations to resolution.
• High School Graduate or above

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.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.