Material Buyer​/Planner

Step into a role that keeps our MRO operations running at full speed!

Lead the procurement of essential materials and manage inventory levels to ensure everything is ready when it’s needed most.

Your expertise drives reliability and performance, we’re waiting for you, apply now!

As the Material Buyer/Planner
, you will perform the following duties:

• Purchase material as required, including issuing purchase orders, sourcing new / alternate suppliers/products, etc.
• Act as first point of contact with suppliers, using purchasing skills to handle customer objections, pricing negotiations and purchase order management
• Maintain supplier performance evaluation including backlog delivery schedule, pricing, updates and changes to customer delivery schedules
• Utilize existing systems to develop and monitor performance towards goals
• Establish and maintain material data within the system such as min/max, vendor lead time and inventory stock levels
• Maintain most cost-efficient ratio of OEM parts and available alternate sources such as PMA’s, alternates, parts repair, parts fabrication, Surplus etc.

* Perform other duties as assigned by management

To thrive in this role, we value a combination of the following requirements:

• High school diploma/GED required
• Bachelor’s degree desirable
• At least 3 years’ experience in procurement as well as inventory planning preferably in the aviation industry required
• Fluency in English language required
• Knowledge in aviation MRO preferably MRO operations required
• Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel and Outlook as user
• Experience in VBA and SQL a plus
• Firm understanding of how ERP systems interact with and facilitate business processes
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent initiative
• Excellent responsibility
• Willingness to travel
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Shift work / overtime
• Manage constant time pressure
• Manage high stress levels
• Must possess a legal work permit in the U.S.

* CV/Resume required

* Company will not provide relocation assistance

Lufthansa Technik is the worldwide leading independent provider of maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification services for civil aircraft. With tailored maintenance programs and state-of-the-art repair methods we ensure the durable reliability and availability of our customers’ aircraft fleets. We are an internationally-licensed maintenance, production and development company. With its six business units (Maintenance, Overhaul, Component Services, Engine Services, Landing Gear Services, and VIP Services and Innovation) the Lufthansa Technik Group offers its approximate 800 customers worldwide, a complete range of services round about aircraft technology.