Procurement Support Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Engage daily with supply chain managers, operations teams, and value stream leaders to assess and prioritize essential supplier parts according to business and site requirements.

• Collaborate directly with procurement to address part-related issues, secure supplier commitments, and update SAP Mismatch tools along with internal tracking files.

• Work alongside procurement to enhance supplier schedules, ensuring they align with MRP needs, while providing status updates to operations and supply chain managers.

• Ensure accurate SAP and internal tracking data to enhance visibility of material availability.

• Verify supplier commitments and input updated information into SAP and tracking files.

• Communicate daily regarding the status of critical parts, associated risks, and any changes.

• Remove internal barriers through quality inspections, first article reviews, and engineering adjustments.

• Participate in weekly supply chain, site, and business unit meetings, delivering detailed updates on part statuses.

• Oversee the RAIL and refresh EPS and ECS presentations.

• Manage ship-commitment spreadsheets in alignment with demand and overdue items.

• Gather and document second- and third-source supplier information, driving open actions forward.

• Monitor quality notifications, supplier-related challenges, and first article inspections while facilitating resolutions.

• Record processing times for open SRIs, prioritize issues, and ensure thorough follow-up and closure.

• Assist the supply chain team and stakeholders with smaller actions and ad hoc responsibilities.

• Enhance turnaround time for problem parts by coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Proactively identify risks that could impact LRU builds and escalate concerns as necessary.

• Refine communication processes and utilize data tracking tools to enhance reporting, forecasting, and decision-making.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience engaging with procurement and supply chain functions, with a solid understanding of supplier commitments and material needs.

• Strong customer service orientation, capable of supporting internal stakeholders and promptly addressing part-related inquiries.

• Proficient in data entry and maintaining accurate records within tracking tools and enterprise systems like SAP.

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with operations and supply chain personnel on a daily basis.

• Expertise in identifying and escalating part-related issues while coordinating resolutions across various teams.

• Proficiency in managing and updating spreadsheets and tracking files, including ship commitments and material status reports.

• Familiarity with SAP or similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for managing material and supplier data.

• Experience in aerospace or complex manufacturing settings is advantageous.

• Comfortable working with diverse data tracking tools and presentations, including EPS and ECS formats.

• Ability to analyze processing times and prioritize issues based on associated risks and impact.

• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple actions and follow-ups concurrently.

• Attention to detail when tracking quality notifications, supplier issues, and first article inspections.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage.

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – options for pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions are available.

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents).

• Short and long-term disability coverage.

• Health Spending Account (HSA).

• Transportation benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave).