What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Agent position at Bombardier?
When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.
Why join us?
Bombardier is a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing and servicing the world's most exceptional business jets and specialized mission platforms. Bombardier has been successful in setting the highest standards because we are a people-centric business that fosters passion, diversity and authenticity.
Prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms.
Bombardier’s Benefits Program
With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:
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Insurance plans
- Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more
- Competitive base salary
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee Assistance Program
What are your contributions to the team?
Job Title: Logistics Agent, Aircraft-on-ground (AOG) Specialist
The AOG Specialist is responsible for planning and acquiring supplies, materials and equipment from internal and external suppliers. May include contracting, negotiating, schedule management and coordinating technical interface.
- Provide placement of internal and external orders for components, outside processing, subcontracting and attrition relative to requirements to ensure a continuous flow of materials and meet Material Requirements Planning (MRP) demand
- Harmonize, communicate, and resolve issues relating to internal and external suppliers not meeting schedule requirements, for example, capacity, scrap, component discrepancies, alternate methods and materials as well as schedule changes
- Monitor and communicate component shortages to expedite and secure supplier fulfillment of demand and update Operations on shortage status
- Perform administration of internal and external supplier contracts, for example, performance metrics, price escalation, order and delivery changes, invoice and receiving discrepancies, and quotations
- Maintain and adhere to master data information of internal and external suppliers, for example, price, lead times, and order policies
- Develop recommendations for parts or program change management process, for example, price, lead times, make-buy, and part number changes
- Initiate and coordinate with other departments such as Engineering, Methods, Quality Assurance, Operations and other Material Logistics functions to resolve problems concerning delivery, component discrepancies, and lead times with internal and external suppliers
- Post daily work plan, load work centers and post Modification notices and close orders
- Ensure inter-site coordination to harmonize schedule deliveries, change packages and address miscellaneous issues
- Participate in improvement projects related to the Demand to Supply process, including but not limited to, cost reductions, system modifications and data management
- Track status of material shipments including custom issues and waybills
- Manage post disposition activities of non-conforming assets to meet schedule
- Ensure documentation is compliant to internal and external policies and regulations, including but not limited to, FAI’s (First Article Inspection), C of C’s (Certification of Compliance), PO’s (Purchase Order), clearance of discrepancies
- Provide solutions to a variety of technical/business related problems of basic scope and complexity
How to thrive in this role?
- Typically 3-4 years related experience
- Working knowledge of MRP principles and supply chain management
- Working knowledge of process improvement methodology and application, for example, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing initiatives
- Working knowledge of business law concepts, for example, definition of offer and acceptance, legal terminology and interpretation of contracts
- Working knowledge of MS Office, email and web-based applications
- Working knowledge of aircraft manufacturing specific to assigned desk
- Broad verbal and written technical and business communication skills
- Financial skills necessary to perform independent analysis and calculate cost benefit
- Project management and leadership skills necessary to lead both inter-departmental and intra-departmental teams on special projects
Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier family!
Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.
Job Logistics Agent
Primary Location Wichita, ADMN / MFG, Learjet
Organization Learjet Inc
Shift
Employee Status Regular
Requisition 6027 Logistics Agent