Maintaining communications with suppliers and communicate sourcing constraints & supply risks with Global Strategic Sourcing Team (GSS). Engaged in multiple high dollar cost savings projects, by reviewing financial activity from all sites. Saved an average 25% or more on all assigned projects. Initiate contract kickoffs & renewals for direct/indirect suppliers for all America locations. Investigate new opportunities and leverage technology and process improvements to improve efficiency and effectiveness of supplier performance. Review monthly spends with key stakeholders. Support sourcing strategies to standardize purchasing, reduce total cost of goods and services and reduce the supplier base.

Managing of receiving dock, carriage of product to local suppliers for outside processes & Purchasing team. Review of purchase order creation for best price/value, while ensuring product delivery for efficient flow to Production. Team placed average of 75+ purchase orders weekly with a monthly average spend of $250K+. Purchase orders range from raw materials, plating requirements, machining & hardware. Perform monthly burndown report of purchase orders to validate accuracy of data (cost, delivery, payment terms…). Provide report to Purchasing team to communicate issues and provide guidance for correction. Assist with reviewing quotes from suppliers to validate cost analysis prior to awarding purchase order. Create weekly open order report that organizes purchasing workload based on Production urgency. Constantly reviewing new suppliers to discover opportunities and to validate if unit pricing and lead-time is competitive. Main point of contact for analyzing manufacturing process to determine if a part is a viable candidate for outside fabrication. Receive quotes from suppliers and negotiate unit price and lead-times. Point of contact to discuss issues with suppliers regarding blueprints and other supporting documents, quality of product prior to plating, discrepancy on pricing and other issues.

Responsible for investigating issues on Purchase Order activities between U.S. Training Centers and the CAE Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) departments in Montreal. Communicate sourcing constraints & supply risks. Engaged in multiple cost savings projects, by reviewing spend activity & payment terms. Initiate contract kickoffs & renewals for direct/indirect suppliers. Review procurement & accounts payable (AP) situations for the Dallas and New Jersey office and advise options for best solutions. Provide sourcing support on new programs (direct/indirect). Main point of contact for purchasing COVID materials for all U.S. offices. Successfully awarded 5 year contact to new café provider. Contract included yearend rebates, reduced cost per meal while incorporating internal customer’s requests/suggestions and negotiated payment terms to NET45.

Review purchase requisitions and prioritize based on urgency. Negotiate with vendors on price structure. Main point of contact to check order status, backorders and availability. Assist with order receiving and distribution to correct program. Monitor critical orders with long lead-times and provide status updates to assigned program members. Plan and arrange shipments domestic and international. Coordinate shipping options with program managers, customers and shipping agents worldwide. Lead cost savings initiatives to reduce overall cost on components, crating supplies and logistics.

Supervise 10 buyers in daily tactical procurement activities including issuing Request for Proposals, source selection, price analysis and negotiations, order placement and order fulfillment. Performing weekly metrics on purchase requisitions and purchase order activityProvide team with weekly priorities & provide assistance as necessary Drive procurement team performance through tactical metricsInterface with suppliers for delivery of quality goods at the best value in accordance with established manufacturing schedules, logistics requirements and/or using department requirementsDrive procurement activities through competitive activities to achieve best value for the customersSupport strategic activities of the commodity

Responsible for analyzing and ensuring valid customer demand from Customer Service Organization. Identifies and coordinates the resolution any data issues required for purchase order placement by the Procurement organization for Legacy Spares.Responsible for the valid demand and problem resolution of over 20,000 parts. Key metrics include: Reduced admin lead times in support of purchase order placement Product affordabilityManage communication and issue resolution with the Procurement TeamProactively resolve part issues to accelerate the buying process (tooling, Engineering questions)

Part of initial team that created and developed the processes of purchasing for the Legacy Spares Organization for Bell Helicopter. The team started with 500 part numbers to procure and after 2+ years the amount increased to over 20,000. Created and maintained training manuals for the purchasing policies and procedures. Created and provided on the job training for all buyers. Lead and participated in weekly conference calls on system issues and corrective actions. Prepared and issued Purchase Orders while utilizing the SAP & SRM system.

Prepared and issued Purchase Orders using the SAP program for components and full shipsets of aircraft furniture. Purchased electrical components to furniture cabinets for Citation aircraft. Met with suppliers on site to review progress of furniture and to address any issues. Provided support to Engineering on new program models. Submitted technical data to suppliers and was the liaison for Engineering on any issues the suppliers might have. Single point of contact on performing sub-contract process on providing company owned components to supplier to complete aircraft furniture.

Provided assistance to various departments on issues concerning regulatory compliance and evaluated risk on accessing information concerning regulatory compliance. Coordinated with Engineering and other departments to determine import/export classifications and licensing requirements. Reviewed Airworthiness information before foreign operators arrived to validate ITAR/EAR policies was being followed.

Monitored and maintained the maintenance schedule for Learjet 20 and 45 series aircraft. Enrolled aircraft into maintenance program by reviewing operator’s maintenance logbooks. Provided briefings to customer/operator on how to operate the maintenance tracking system and view the maintenance reports.

Supply technical support regarding maintenance schedule on all series of Citation/Turboprop aircraft. Maintain maintenance schedule for Citation V (560) & Caravan Fleet (208/208B). Responsible for briefing customers on viewing reports and train the customers/operators on operating the maintenance tracking system. Conduct GPS sensitive flight tests on Citation aircrafts to ensure operational accuracy in restricted altitude (28K – 45K FT). Create and submit documentation to local FAA field offices on behalf of the operator requesting to operate in restricted airspace. Coordinated flights with FBO’s, service centers and delivery center on new aircraft. Maintain all accounting records for services rendered.