Procurement Specialist: Aerospace Components

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Value Proposition: Procurement professionals at Gulfstream are not simply buying parts—they are helping build highly engineered aircraft, shaping supplier strategy, and influencing the success of critical aerospace programs.

Primary Focus for Procurement Specialist: Strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management

• Sophisticated aerospace commodities
• Major components and assemblies
• Service and support subsystems
• Commodity groups requiring sourcing strategy development

• Interprets program and statement-of-work requirements
• Leads negotiations to achieve cost savings and favorable terms
• Administers complex contracts and contract changes
• Participates on cross-site commodity teams
• Provides work direction to lower-level procurement specialists
• Partners closely with engineering, operations, and program teams

• Improves total cost, supplier performance, and supply continuity
• Drives sourcing decisions influencing program success
• Operates with broader decision-making authority than Buyer

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent education and experience will be considered.
• 4+ years of procurement in a regulated manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, or industrial environment is required.
• Experience managing complex commodities, conducting competitive sourcing events, and negotiating supplier agreements.
• Demonstrated success developing sourcing strategies, driving cost savings, and improving supplier performance.
• Ability to interpret program requirements, evaluate make-versus-buy decisions, and manage contract changes.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Program Management teams.

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business administration or related curriculum required or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 4 years Procurement, supply chain or related experience. Master’s degree may offset two (2) years of the experience requirement.

Position Purpose
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Develops and implements cost-effective and efficient procedures to purchase sophisticated commodities, subsystems, major components and/or assemblies, major service and support subsystems, and major components of these subsystems, as appropriate in accordance with company policies and procedures. Supports cross-functional teams to meet program and operational goals.

• Develops sources of supply and obtains information from suppliers concerning product and/or service specifications, price, delivery dates, etc. and ensures all applicable data is current at supplier.
• Solicits proposals, conducts bid evaluations, evaluates costs, negotiates optimum delivery schedules and ensures the best combination of price, quantity discount, product quality, standard terms and conditions, and where appropriate, establishes long term agreements such as Master Orders and Blanket Purchase Agreement.
• Interprets program and/or statement of work requirements; recommends and implements action with suppliers to ensure achievement of all requirements.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned commodities.
• Supports the cognizant Cost Analysts efforts to prepare the Pre‑Negotiation Plan (PNP), where applicable.
• Prepares the Negotiation Plan using the PNP and his/her experience in dealing with the supplier, where appropriate.
• Conducts negotiations with an emphasis on achieving cost reductions, maximizing savings, and securing pricing that is within the objectives set forth in an approved negotiation plan.
• Prepares definitive purchase orders, including terms and conditions, makes award, and administers contracts with suppliers within budgetary limitations.
• Responsible for calendar and format for program reviews. Monitors supplier performance and prepares reports and other records pertaining to the items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product or service performance, supplier performance and/or inventories, as…