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Procurement Specialist job at Tactical Air Support in Jacksonville FL

Description, duties, responsibilities

Tactical Air Support Inc.

Procurement Specialist
Jacksonville, Florida

Salary range, $27.00 to $31.00 per hour, DOE

Position Summary

Tactical Air Support, Inc., is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our team. The maintenance and production teams support Tactical Air's fleet of fighter aircraft with over 75 years of combined experience in tactical aviation maintenance and more than 30 years of military adversary contract maintenance, modification, repair, and operations. MRO Services staff are a dedicated team comprised of experienced, A&P-certified, and tactical aircraft mechanics, technicians, and logisticians who all work towards ensuring safe and seamless operations.

Responsibilities

This position reports to the Director of Logistics and will ensure that the supply chain needs, and ongoing functionality of aircraft maintenance are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. The Procurement Specialist will review costs, develop relationships with vendors and suppliers, evaluate suppliers to find best deals and terms, and offer suggestions on purchasing strategies. This position will provide support to assist in preparation and analysis of vendor contracts and will work closely with all areas of air and ground operations and accounting/finance. The successful Procurement Specialist must be familiar with Environmental, Health, and Safety regulations, policies, and mandated Quality Assurance, Security, Explosive Safety, and other applicable company program requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience specializing in a Department of Defense (DoD) aviation/material control.
• Prior aviation logistical operations experience a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills and purchasing experience to obtain best price, quality, shipping/delivery terms, and other various factors.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel.
• Familiarity with shipping, receiving, and handling of hazardous and other materials.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to correctly prioritize workload to maintain schedules, deadlines, and standards on assigned projects.
• Valid state driver's license.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD security clearance.

Desired Experience/Skills

• Purchasing/Procurement experience
• Finance or Accounts payable experience a plus.

Physical Demands

• Regular use of hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, reaching with hands and arms.
• Regularly ascend/descend stairs and/or ladders.

Work Authorization and Environment

• Must be lawfully eligible to work in the United States and complete a U.S. government I-9 Form.
• Tactical Air Support is a Drug & Alcohol-Free Workplace. Pre-employment, random, or for cause drug/alcohol testing (including for marijuana) required.
• Pre-employment and ongoing physical certifications required.
• Occasional aircraft hangar or warehouse environment with exposure to loud noises, fumes from engines and chemicals, unpredictable climate (hot/cold), and electrical shock, or trip or slip hazards.
• Specific work hours determined by operational, departmental, or contractual requirements.

Occasional evening, weekend, holiday, and overtime work may be required.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://tacticalairsupport.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1128298-99672.html

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Tactical Air Support Company Overview

Our Philosophy and Vision for the Future Since its inception in 2005, Tactical Air has utilized innovative business practices to provide our government and aviation industry partners with an unparalleled consulting and training experience. We are a business modeled after a weapons school with the largest cadre of weapons school instructors, graduates, adversaries and test pilots in the industry. Additionally, we aim to become a repository of world class aviation expertise powered by a team of aircrew, tactical and subject matter experts, engineers, and maintainers. We attract and retain talent by offering our people a profession, not just a job. The sense of ownership, purpose and meaning that comes with being a member of the Tactical Air team is unique in our industry, affording them a profession with purpose and meaning. Above all we focus on execution. Its not what we do, its how we do it.