**Title:** Procurement Specialist, Repairs **Location:** United States-Illinois-Wood Dale **Job Number:** 16206 ****PENDING CONTRACT AWARD**** **SUMMARY** The Procurement Specialist, Repairs will be responsible for overseeing all phases of outsourcing part maintenance, repair, overhaul, and delivery, as well as adherence to all AAR policies and procedures. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** + Manages, Plans, creates, organizes, tracks, and expedites the outsourcing of part repair + Develops, evaluates, recommends, and manages repair vendors, ongoing relationships, and quality. + Review, negotiate, approve vendor quotes, and support management of vendor contractual obligations + Periodically analyze and discuss program performance periodically + Meet or exceed all Procurement Key Performance Indicators + Communicate with various departments to manage the timely flow of parts (e.g. Program Management, Operations, Accounts Payable, Shipping, Quality, etc.) + Perform vendor and order management for assigned parts to proactively ensure customer commitments are maintained + Ensure each transaction is compliant with all purchasing policies and procedures + Support various departments with and participate in government and regulatory audits + Suggest and participate in continuous improvement activities to drive process efficiencies + All other duties as assigned **CORE COMPETENCIES** + Business Savvy + Change of Direction + Being connected & Respectful + Diverse Mindset + Building relationships and partnerships + Focus + Accountability Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. **EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE** + Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Experience with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, Government contracting, or aviation procurement strongly preferred + Advanced in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access) **PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT** + The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. + While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. + The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment. \#LI-LM1 #LI-Hybrid AAR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.