Job Description
Job Description
Picture your day
You start by checking a government procurement portal, capturing new RFQs, and confirming that customer requests from overnight have been acknowledged. You enter a set of highly accurate sales orders into our system (experience with GRMS is a plus), then update pricing across customer and vendor databases. Before lunch, you generate open order reports and submit direct-buy requisitions, coordinating with Purchasing to make sure POs are placed and received to keep programs on track. In the afternoon, you respond to project specifications with crisp documentation, maintain filing (digital and physical), and work through Exostar and other commercial / government manufacturing portals to keep communication flowing with customers and vendors.
What you’ll handle
- Deliver prompt responses to customers and follow up through completion.
- Administer multiple government and commercial procurement / manufacturing portals (Exostar experience is a plus).
- Support documentation packages in response to project specs.
- Apply a strong understanding of the aerospace and defense sectors and the sales cycle for complex aircraft, systems, and components, including technical and solution-based selling.
- Enter accurate sales orders in the company system (GRMS familiarity is beneficial).
- Maintain customer / vendor pricing across various databases.
- Create and maintain customer open order reports and direct buy requisitions; partner with Purchasing to ensure POs are placed / received.
- Perform daily filing, file maintenance, data entry, and data research with exceptional attention to detail.
- Keep proactive communication flowing with customers, vendors, supervisors, and teammates in support of company objectives.
Tools and systems you’ll use
Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Adobe Acrobat (advanced proficiency expected).Government and commercial procurement / manufacturing portals (e.g., Exostar).Company order-entry platform (experience with GRMS is a plus).What you bring
5–7 years of administrative sales operations experience, preferably in aerospace / defense.Highly organized, detail-oriented, with strong administrative skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.Excellent analytical, organizational, and well-developed communication skills.Ability to operate with minimal supervision and maintain a positive, professional, and courteous work environment.Strong knowledge of sales processes and portal workflows.Education
Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.Ability to speak, write, read, and understand English.Physical requirements
Read small print.Sit or stand for extended periods.Manual dexterity to operate computers, phones, copiers, and other office equipment.Visual acuity to read documents and view computer screens; adequate hearing for typical office communication.Preferred proficiencies
CNC Machine InstallationAS9100Compliance
Lourdes Industries is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. (M / F / D / V).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, gender orientation, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, creed, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations may