Procurement Specialist: Aerospace Components

Onsite:
Savannah, GA

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.

Supplier performance, negotiations, and supplier relationship management

• Sophisticated aerospace commodities
• Major components and assemblies
• Service and support subsystems
• Engines, Avionics, Flight Controls, Composites, Metallics, Data Systems, Landing Gear, Interiors, Cabin Equipment, Hardware, Consumables

• Executes purchase orders for parts and services for more complex/ high value components
• Administers complex contracts and contract changes
• Provides work direction to lower-level procurement personnel
• Participates in cross-business unit commodity teams
• Leads negotiations to achieve cost savings and favorable terms
• Interprets program and statement-of-work requirements
• Partners closely with engineering, operations and program teams
• Develops sourcing strategies
• Supports make-versus-buy decisions

• 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, supply chain, or related experience 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.

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.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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…