Job PurposeThe Procurement department ensures efficient outsourcing and contracting of all aircraft-related commodities, including fleet, power plants, and equipment. Organized by commodity lines such as avionics, power plants, and airframe systems, we collaborate with engineering, finance, legal, and insurance teams to meet business needs with optimal terms. We manage supplier relationships and oversee warranty and product support, including contract administration and digital archiving. Our team negotiates extensively to secure and administer top product support, ensuring the highest standards of performance and integrity for our aircraft.
Procurement Officer (Cabin & IFE Supply Chain Management) will support purchasing of Aircraft Spares, Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE), Tools, Consumables and Modification/Retrofit Materials required by Engineering in order to support the business to maintain desired Aircraft dispatch reliability standards.
In this role you will:
- Manage timely sourcing, purchasing, and borrowing of assigned items—including BFE, retrofit/modification materials, and breakdown spares—while ensuring full compliance with procurement policies, Engineering procedures, and the Authority Manual.
- Contribute to supply chain management objectives by monitoring overdue orders, backlogs, vendor performance, and other strategic KPIs. Escalate critical service failures and implement corrective actions to maintain agreed service levels.
- Conduct independent price and lead-time reviews with the Contracts Management Unit to challenge variances against contractual terms (e.g., Boeing PSAA, Airbus SSC, internal agreements) and address issues directly with vendors.
- Resolve invoice and stores discrepancies in coordination with internal stakeholders and vendors to prevent backlogs, quarantine stock build-up, and credit holds. Provide timely visibility and take corrective action when required.
- Analyse engineering-related supply chain data across spanets and prepare reports with recommendations for process improvements, system enhancements, and cost-efficient operations. Support the evaluation, testing, training, and implementation of procurement system upgrades.
- Prepare and execute RFQs, shortlist vendors, analyse quotations, negotiate commercial terms, and issue purchase orders within the assigned financial limit. Seek required approvals for orders exceeding authorised thresholds.
- Prepare and process Engineering Service Orders upon receipt of approved RFS and valid vendor quotations or contracts. Coordinate with Accounts Payable for invoice settlement following confirmation of service completion.
- Review BFE lists for new aircraft deliveries and major retrofits, validate contractual pricing against budget, and highlight variances requiring supplementary budget approval. Track BFE orders through to delivery and invoice clearance.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure on-time material delivery, support cost-optimisation initiatives, and foster a responsive and solution-oriented procurement environment.
To be considered for this role you must meet the following requirements:
- Degree or Honors (12+3 or equivalent).
- Minimum 5 years in Engineering Planning or a related technical supply chain function.
- Experience in supply chain disciplines such as warehouse and logistics, repair management, material planning/support, inventory control, or technical purchasing is preferred.
- You will have an edge if you have experience in Airline, MRO or Aircraft maintenance spares purchasing.
Safety Sensitive Role: No
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