Senior Aftermarket Expediter

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Senior Aftermarket Expediter

Salary Not Specified

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Farnborough, Hampshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 15 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: d15e12674f51421ca3a672fd533dd2eb

Full Job Description

Working with minimal supervision, monitor & track Aircraft on Ground (AOG) & routine orders through sales, purchasing, picking, shipping &delivery. Locate out of stock parts to support AOG. Assist Technical Operations by taking over order-taking role as required. Provide leadership & training to entry level expeditors. Ensure customers aware of part shipment thru the STM's.,

  • Develop performance metrics & process improvement plans to management to identify overall performance of expediter group & assist leadership with implementation of process improvements.


  • Daily communication with customers & have lead responsibility for direct customer contact to relay part shipment & core retrieval information.


  • Directly involved in impacting sales revenues annually.


  • Responsible for training & education of entry level expediters, & provide leadership to expediter group in the absence of Materials leadership .


  • Identify the most expeditious option to meet & resolve AOG orders. Communicate & ensure conformance to AOG response procedures. Use full requisition & purchasing authority in order to meet AOG requirements.


  • Support Parts Sales & Tech Ops personnel in locating out-of-stock parts for AOG. Monitor out-of-stock parts to ensure parts are delivered to customer & create an AOG summary outcome report.


  • Assist Tech Ops personnel with part orders as required. Assist with the expediting of bulk shipments. Monitor picking & crating to ensure conformance to crating shipping cutoffs for orders.


  • Provide daily guidance in directing all Spare Parts Sales Reps.


  • Work with Purchasing to add approved third party suppliers in order to resolve future AOG issues. Work with Planners to review & reduce backorder history.


  • Perform quality assessment when buying from 3rd parties to ensure conformance to Gulfstream quality requirements. Review associated paperwork to ensure existence of inspection documentation including 8130 tags.


  • Coordinate with Subcontract Project Manager to help prioritize warehouse activity.


  • Identify corrective actions & possible work around when typical GAC & GDAS cannot provide parts in support of schedule requirements; initiate corrective actions & monitor progress to ensure successful prevention of recurring problems.


  • Coordinate all parts issues to ensure proper documentation is provided by either vendors &/or GAC ODARS.


  • Monitor all Corridor Sales Orders to assure proper processing within all GAC departments.


  • Additional Functions:
  • ravel domestically &/or internationally as required. .


  • Participate in rotating of AOG duties. .


  • Raise purchase orders in accordance with Corridor Demand. .


  • Perform other duties as assigned.

    A-level completion required. Bachelor's Degree preferred or or an equivalent combination of education & experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Previous experience in stores, logistics, planning or expediting.,
  • Ability to operate personal computers, experience with Microsoft Windows/Windows NT and Microsoft Offices Products, including Word and Excel.


  • Knowledge of Corridor, Technical Operations & parts sales functions & understand network of alternative suppliers preferred.


  • Knowledge of Gulfstream Procurement, Vendor Recovery procedures & manufacturing principles for both purchased & in-house manufactured parts preferred.


  • Strong familiarity with parts sources at all Gulfstream locations, 3rd party parts providers, Inventory Locator Service (ILS) & alternatives channels is preferred.


  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to interact with all levels of management, technical and non-technical personnel and co-workers.


  • Act on behalf of Materials leadership in their absence.