Mid-shift Material Buyer, SIOP GTF MRO (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-09-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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

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What You Will Do:

West Palm Beach Geared Turbo Fan Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (WPB GTF MRO) Materials Team has an opening for a Materials SIOP Buyer Planner 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 utilize 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.

Regular hours will typically be 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, with split-shift coverage for second shift. Training may occur on first shift for up to 2 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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

• Role will be split shift to help cover a portion of second shift

What You Will Learn:

• Engine overhaul and repair business working as part of our material management and operations team

• 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