Senior Purchasing Associate (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-05-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW132: Dallas 2701 Regent Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, 75261 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Purchasing Associate works with Product Management, Purchasing, Sales, Warehouse Operations, and Quality to effectively work priorities. They utilize SAP software systems to perform purchasing and inventory transactions and analysis. Communications with internal and external suppliers will be required on a frequent basis to determine pricing, turnaround time (TAT), and delivery commitments. They visit key suppliers to understand their processes and capabilities as they relate to CSA requirements.  Purchasing specialists place purchase orders and repair orders to support the organization’s business plan. CSA interfaces with both repair vendors that overhaul material as well as suppliers from whom we purchase material for resale in the market.  CSA utilizes a large international supply base and has built very positive relations with them over the years.

What You Will Do:

• The Purchasing Analyst job is to effectively support CSA Buyers/WIP Analysts including indirect Global Workshare employees.

• Place purchase orders with brokers, suppliers, and repair stations in a manner which maximizes profit, customer fill rate and satisfaction, while minimizing investment in finished goods inventory for the Commercial Serviceable Assets (CSA) organization.

• Work with repair shops to ensure they are meeting established target turn times

• Communicate problems, potential solutions and action plans clearly and comfortably to the Purchasing team and management

• Additional responsibilities will include establishing effective procurement strategies that improve quality through use of continuous improvement tools, assisting in driving lower costs to the business, and helping in achieving plan ROS and Inventory Turnover results for the business.

• Analyzing and resolving procurement issues by interfacing with procurement suppliers, and repair vendors.

• Driving improvements in repair vendor quality and delivery performance.

• Identifying recurring inventory and procurement problems that impact the ability to meet Sales/Inventory goals & objectives and developing recommendations for corrective actions

Qualifications You Must:

• A Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience including material buyer and supply chain or an Advance Degree and less than 2 years of experience.

• Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated leadership skills – influence, presence, ability to interface internally and externally with suppliers.

• Excellent time management skills - manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet team performance cadence (purchase requisition/purchase order updates, purchase order placement cycle time, supplier on-time-delivery and other company metrics) 

• Knowledge of SAP

• Be self-directed, results-oriented and a team player

• Supplier liaison/procurement knowledge/experience

• Ability to interface with end-user customers and suppliers as required

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What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.

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