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Material Buyer SIOP (Onsite)

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West Palm Beach, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Mar 2025
💰 $164,000/yr($82,000/yr$164,000/yr)

About the role

Date Posted:

2025-03-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW109: West Palm Beach 17900 Beeline Highway, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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?

West Palm Beach Geared Turbo Fan Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (WPB GTF MRO) Materials Team has an opening for a Materials Buyer SIOP who will support the business in the effort of sales, inventory & operations planning. You will be an integral leader in the process of driving Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning (SIOP) across all functions within  WPB GTF MRO. This includes net inventory planning, end to end variance analysis, development of real time problem resolution reports, cost reductions initiatives and vendor management.

The successful candidate will have working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems in a manufacturing environment and utilizes data-driven decision making to enable effective material availability and forecasting for vendor on time deliveries.

This role requires daily collaboration across a variety of functional areas through data analysis to maintain organizational goals and objectives. These groups include Operations, Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, PW Spares, Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain and External Vendors. The individual in this role will need to quickly develop credibility and influence while leveraging strong skills, aligning the execution plan to meet critical customer deadlines and financial targets.

What You Will Do:

  • Ensuring the ordering of material details and buyer queue to meet specific engine sales order requirements

  • Coordinate and expedite purchase orders and update material resource planning (MRP) in SAP

  • Monitor and communicate material shortage risks and mitigation opportunities

  • Attend in-person daily production meetings to report on material and vendor status, address urgent issues and determine material availability analysis, tracking, and reporting updates

  • Support ad hoc management and operations requests for information, analysis, and improvement opportunities

  • Investigate and drive resolution of materials inventory and purchase order issues that directly impact financials and engine turnaround time

  • Utilize our internal continuous improvement operating system to standardize and drive process improvements for the materials team

  • Review on engine material technical requirements prior to engine inductions to ensure proper material sourcing

  • Able to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit

What You Will Learn:

  • Problem-solving & risk mitigation – build experience in identifying materials supply risks, troubleshooting material issues, and developing proactive solutions to prevent disruptions

  • Develop skills in managing supplier relationships to improve order commitments to ensure seamless material flow

  • Cross-functional collaboration by working closely with planners, operations, finance, spares, and engineering to align materials with operational objectives

  • Learn to monitor inventory, analyze usage trends, and optimize inventory turns to ensure the right materials are available at the right time while reducing excess and obsolete inventory

Qualifications You Must Have: