Job Description

Sherwood Aviation is a recognized leader in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, offering component Repair & Overhaul, Sales & OEM Distribution, Engineering & Manufacturing services, and Training& Technical Support to customers world‐wide is looking for a Purchaser III to join our team.

The Purchasing III is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, ordering, and expediting aircraft parts, components, materials, tools, and services required to support aviation maintenance and repair operations. This position ensures that purchased items meet approved vendor, quality, traceability, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.

The Purchasing Agent works closely with Supply Chain, Stockroom, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Production, and Accounting to ensure materials are available when required while maintaining accurate purchasing records and compliance with the repair station’s approved procedures.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Requirements

• Source and procure aircraft parts, components, materials, consumables, tooling, and services from approved suppliers.
• Review material requirements, purchase requisitions, work orders, and inventory levels to determine purchasing needs.
• Obtain and compare vendor quotations, pricing, lead times, availability, and delivery commitments.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with company procedures.
• Verify that purchase orders contain accurate part numbers, descriptions, quantities, specifications, delivery requirements, and applicable documentation requirements.
• Purchase aircraft parts only from approved or otherwise authorized sources in accordance with company procedures.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance regarding supplier approval, traceability, certification, and documentation requirements.
• Request and verify applicable documentation such as FAA Form 8130-3, EASA Form 1, Certificates of Conformance, material certifications, and other required records.
• Ensure suppliers understand customer and company requirements for traceability and certification.
• Monitor open purchase orders and proactively expedite overdue or critical materials.
• Communicate delivery status, shortages, backorders, and delays to affected departments.
• Research alternative sources and suppliers when parts are unavailable, obsolete, or have extended lead times.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, purchasing, and delivery information in the company ERP/inventory system.
• Assist with supplier qualification, evaluation, and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate returns, exchanges, warranty claims, and discrepancies with vendors.
• Work with Receiving/Inspection personnel to resolve discrepancies involving incorrect, damaged, or improperly documented parts.
• Maintain purchasing records and documentation in accordance with company retention requirements.
• Support inventory management by monitoring stock levels, minimum/maximum quantities, and critical parts requirements.
• Assist with cost-control initiatives while ensuring that quality, traceability, and regulatory requirements are not compromised.
• Protect customer-owned and company-owned information and materials.
• Follow the repair station’s Repair Station Manual (RSM), Quality Control Manual (QCM), purchasing procedures, and applicable FAA/customer requirements.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits by providing purchasing and supplier documentation when required.
• Perform other purchasing and material-control duties as assigned.