Technical Buyer

The Technical Buyer is part of Breeze’s Technical Supply Chain organization. Responsible for representing the company in business transactions with internal and external organizations. This position manages the procure-to-pay cycle of buying aircraft and engine components, reduces Total Cost of Ownership and helps improve supplier performance to help Breeze achieve a low CASM.

• Responsible for managing the end-to-end procure-to-pay cycle of aircraft component and powerplant assembly including but not limited to
  • Supplier selection
  • Price and lead time negotiations
  • Order placement
  • Order change management
  • Expediting and Supplier delivery performance
  • Resolving receiving discrepancies
  • Timely payment of invoices
• Participates in the development and creation of policies, procedures, and process improvements
• Apply purchasing policies, corporate policies, and Sarbanes-Oxley controls (SOX) to ensure company compliance, accuracy and, reliability of corporate financial reporting statements
• Measures and tracks supplier performance, holds the supplier accountable to their contractual obligations, conducts quarterly review meetings, resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Run daily/weekly/monthly calls with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support order fulfillment and payment processes.
• Work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to develop cost savings initiatives to reduce Breeze CASM
• Achieve performance measures and adhere to established standards in conjunction with Breeze Aviation Group Values of Safety, Kindness, Integrity, Ingenuity, and Excellence

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field and/or equivalent experience/training

• Previous supply chain experience in the aviation/airline sector
• Familiarity with Power BI, SQL

• Exemplifies Breeze’s safety culture, values, and mission
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with individuals and teams at all levels in the organization

• Health, Vision and Dental
• Health Savings Account with Breeze Employee Match
• 401K with Breeze Employee Match
• PTO
• Travel on Breeze and other Airlines too!