Job Description
Sunshine Avionics LLC, located in Miramar, Florida, is a leading provider of the highest quality MRO services for advanced avionic component repairs, and is also a HEICO Avionics company.
Sunshine Avionics' significant investments in automatic test equipment (ATE), combined with a talented team of hands-on engineers, has resulted in efficient and reliable repairs with significantly reduced turn times.
Sunshine Avionics leads the industry by providing the most innovative cost saving solutions available in the marketplace and a commitment to outstanding customer service and reliability.
These characteristics, along with the HEICO promise of unparalleled quality, are the key ingredients to Sunshine Avionics' continued success.
Sunshine Avionics Forward Thinking Engineered Solutions"
Requirements
This position oversees and manages the overall supply chain operations, including purchasing and inventory of materials as well as selection of vendors.
GENERAL DUTIES :
- Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
- Negotiate with vendors for goods and services, to receive the best price and service guarantee and payment terms.
- Examine and analyze bids and make awards.
- Have overall responsibility for sourcing and order placement for product components by flowing down from the master schedule.
- Be responsible for scheduling all outside vendor activities.
- Comply with corporate purchasing guidelines.
- Enforce existing purchasing policies.
- Submit corrective action requests to non-performing vendors.
- Work closely with Operations team to communicate and provide materials to properly execute the production schedule.
- Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies and procedures.
- Direct and coordinate activities of team members engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
- Other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS :
- BA / BS degree in Business, or supply-chain management related field.
- A broad understanding of procurement processes and supply chain management, with 3-5 years of experience in a procurement role purchasing electronic components.
- 3-5 years of purchasing / materials management experience.
- Prior experience with an aerospace or automotive manufacturing company.
- Prior experience managing people.
- Proficient in the use of ERP / MRP systems.
- Excellent communication skills.
- High energy level, comfortable with multi-tasking.
- Must be well-organized, flexible and able to work in a fast paced office environment.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Read / Write Fluently in English
- MS Office Suite including; Outlook, Excel, Access, and MSWord.
- Sustained dependable attendance.
- Cooperation with others in team environment for cross training and conference on operational issues.
- Initiative in learning and changing work methods to accomplish assigned tasks on a timely basis.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT :
- Position located in an office environment, with exposure to the manufacturing floor when needed.
- Occasional business related travel, valid driver’s license.
- Regularly required to sit for long periods of time.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.
- Occasionally required to walk up and down stairs.
- Occasionally required to lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Vision abilities include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Noise level is usually moderate.