2025 Entry Level – Procurement Agent (Saginaw, MI)

2025 Entry Level – Procurement Agent (Saginaw, MI)

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Procurement Agent at Textron Aviation, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of quality products, monitoring supply base performance and supporting a broad spectrum of internal customers. This position provides product procurement support for Direct, Defense, and Aftermarket departments across various Textron aircraft platforms

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Releases purchase orders and stock transfer orders within departmental guidelines to satisfy system and/or customer demand (AOG).

Reviews and actions exception reports from ERP system to resolve procurement disconnects.

Executes contract requirements as related to negotiated pricing updates, performance metrics, receiving and invoice resolution, quality escapes, and order policies.

Complies with all public law requirements, company (and business) policies and procedures, import/export regulations, and employs sound business practices.

Responsible for inventory/replenishment forecasting and supplier performance metrics.

Responsible for expediting requirements to fulfill end customer need dates and providing useful information in support of customer communications.

May be responsible for establishing inventory plans to achieve targets by maintaining replenishment strategies & programs, ensuring accurate system lead-times, reorder points, optimal stock levels, lot sizes, minimum order quantities, economic order quantities, safety stock, safety lead time, etc.

Works with appropriate management personnel, reviews inadequacies and irregularities in purchased materials and helps establish applicable corrective action plans.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or related field.

Less than 2 years of professional experience in a relevant role

QUALIFICATONS:

Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Careful attention to detail

Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment

Proficient to advanced working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite

Exposure to supply chain processes, sourcing, and vendor management preferred

Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S. for Textron Aviation at the time of making application, and visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including for F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who will need employment sponsorship.

Textron Aviation Inc. mustcomply withU.S. export control laws.  If a position requires access to information controlled under U.S. regulations applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled informatio

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of, race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recruiting Company: Textron Aviation
Primary Location: US-Michigan-Saginaw
Job Function: Supply Chain
Schedule: Full-time
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job Type: Entry Job
Shift: First Shift
Job Posting: 10/08/2024, 11:00:01 AM
Job Number: 325501