Senior Purchasing Manager

Key accountabilities:

• Build and lead a high-performing procurement team, including hiring, training, and performance management
• Oversee daily procurement operations including requisitions, purchase orders, and inventory replenishment
• Develop sourcing strategies for OEM and rotable parts ensuring availability and cost-effectiveness
• Define minimum stock levels and establish restocking strategies to ensure consistent inventory levels
• Recognize and assess volume rebate and discount opportunities from our procurement activities
• Define and manage departmental KPIs that ensure alignment with organizational goals, cost-reduction initiatives, and continuous process improvement
• Implement and maintain ERP systems for purchasing and inventory tracking
• Monitor market trends and pricing to optimize procurement decisions
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance sourcing efficiency and supplier reliability
• Assist in the review and evaluation of inventory packages
• Monitor supplier performance and conduct regular audits
• Maintain the Approved Supplier List
• Organize & manage special projects as required
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Key skills and competences:

• Demonstrates excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Forward-thinking mindset with the ability to anticipate challenges before they occur.
• Must have good organizational skills, be able to prioritize and delegate work, accurately perform duties with constant activity in the area and pay close attention to detail.
• Strong negotiation and technical procurement skills.
• Seasoned judgement and the ability to set priorities and make decisions.
• Displays exceptional leadership skills.
• Self-motivated individual having a positive attitude.

Experience and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Management experience.
• 7+ years of procurement experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role
• Experience with rotable and expendable parts provisioning
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Solid knowledge of data analysis and forecasting techniques.
• Working knowledge of FAA regulations with regards to parts procurement, documentation and traceability
• Ability to interpret technical documents including but not limited to IPC, SB, AD, SIL.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, etc).
• Ability to travel as needed.

DASI, LLC. and group companies are an Equal Opportunities Employer