Procurement Supervisor
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About the Role
Emirates Group seeks a Procurement Supervisor for Emirates Engineering to support purchasing of aircraft spares, tools, and materials. The role involves sourcing, negotiating, and managing purchase orders, as well as maintaining vendor relationships.
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Responsibilities
- Support timely sourcing, purchasing and borrowing of limited assigned group of items, including BFE and Retrofit/Mod items and breakdown spares of in house repairable items
- Assist in meeting objectives of supply chain management on weekly, monthly and annual basis to measure and control Overdue Orders, Backlogs, Vendor Performance and other agreed strategic Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Support in Price & Lead Time review in collaboration with Contracts Management Unit (CMU) to identify and challenge vendors on any variance
- Assist in clearing Invoice and Stores Discrepancies through efficient coordination with internal stakeholder / Vendors
- For limited scope of parts and vendors, prepare and execute Request for Quotations (RFQ), shortlist, analyse, and negotiate for the best quote and terms of business, and authorise release purchase orders for values up to assigned financial limit
- Prepare and execute EK Engineering related Service Order post receipt of approved RFS and valid Vendor quotation/contract
- Assist in BFE list evaluation for new aircraft delivery, major retrofits and validation of contractual pricing against approved budget
- Maintain effective relationship with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure on time delivery of required materials
Requirements
- 10 years schooling may be considered with 2 additional years of relevant experience
- Industry experience in Supply Chain is preferable (Warehouse and Logistics, Repair Management, Material Planning/Support & Inventory Control, Technical Purchasing)
- Aircraft maintenance spares purchasing experience is preferable
- Knowledge of purchasing, inventory systems, models and principles of forecasting, material management
- Familiar with corresponding repair, warranty, stores, inventory, technical, production and quality interfaces
- Familiar with aircraft systems including maintenance philosophies, practices, policies and procedures
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Job Purpose
- Support Purchasing of Aircraft Spares, Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE), Tools, Consumables and Modification/Retrofit Materials required by Engineering in order to support the business to maintain desired Aircraft dispatch reliability standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support timely sourcing (where applicable), purchasing and borrowing of limited assigned group of items, including BFE and Retrofit/Mod items and breakdown spares of in house repairable items in line with the Procurement policy, EK Engineering Procedures and Authority Manual to effectively support d
- Assist in meeting objectives of supply chain management on weekly, monthly and annual basis to measure and control Overdue Orders, Backlogs, Vendor Performance and other agreed strategic Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Highlight critical service delivery failures and escalate corrective actions to
- Support in Price & Lead Time review in collaboration with Contracts Management Unit (CMU) to identify and challenge vendors on any variance not in line with the relevant contract (like: Boeing PSAA, Airbus SSC, EK agreements, etc.) and address such changes and any other issues with Vendors.
- Assist in clearing Invoice and Stores Discrepancies through efficient coordination with internal stakeholder / Vendors to avoid backlogs, quarantine stock build up and credit holds. In case of any backlog build up, support corrective action where required.
- For limited scope of parts and vendors, prepare and execute where applicable Request for Quotations (RFQ), shortlist, analyse, and negotiate for the best quote and terms of business (price, availability/lead time, quality, INCOTERM and payment terms), and authorise release purchase orders for values
- Prepare and execute EK Engineering related Service Order post receipt of approved RFS (Request for Service) and valid Vendor quotation/contract from requesting stakeholder. Inform Group Accounts Payable (GAPS) to proceed with the invoice payment once requesting stakeholder confirms successful comple
- Assist in BFE list evaluation for new aircraft delivery, major retrofits and validation of contractual pricing against approved budget. Follow up on BFE orders until delivery based on On Dock Date (ODD) and invoice clearance.
- Maintain effective relationship with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure on time delivery of required materials, support cost optimisation opportunities where possible and maintain a positive and responsive approach towards problem resolution to enhance productivity and quality of service.
Qualification
- 10 yrs schooling may be considered with 2 additional years of relevant experience.
- Industry experience in Supply Chain is preferable (Warehouse and Logistics, Repair Management, Material Planning/Support & Inventory Control, Technical Purchasing).
- Aircraft maintenance spares purchasing experience is preferable. Airlines or MRO (Maintenance Repair Organization) work experience will also be considered.
- Knowledge of purchasing, inventory systems, models and principles of forecasting, material management.
- Familiar with corresponding repair, warranty, stores, inventory, technical, production and quality interfaces.
- Familiar with aircraft systems including maintenance philosophies, practices, policies and procedures.
About Emirates Group
- Emirates Engineering is one of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft maintenance facilities.
- We are GCAA CAR V approved, and support the world’s largest fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, operated by Emirates. We also support the fleets of thirty other airlines through third party maintenance contracts.
- Our exceptional team sets industry benchmarks. All Emirates Engineering personnel are fully qualified at all levels. They manage and implement all aspects of maintenance, engineering, quality, planning and logistics.
- Our diligence is uncompromising, our commitment to quality and superior levels of safety is unwavering. And this has established our reputation for world leading aircraft maintenance.
Salary & benefits
- Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world.
- You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.
- Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.
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