Scandinavian Airlines System SAS

Short Description

Base Maintenance is an essential part of SAS Technical Operations to deliver airworthy aircraft to SAS Operations. As a MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) Purchaser, you are responsible for handling material needs at external MRO stations and performing all duties related to Line Material organization; identifying needs, ordering, following up, and receiving ordered material. It requires a global knowledge of the business and a good understanding of SAS processes.

Your work will be performed at one of the contracted external MRO stations situated in Europe and demands a great deal of traveling. You will be based at one station at a time, but your base will vary throughout your employment. In this role, you will be part of a small team characterized by a high operational level.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, it is your responsibility to actively monitor and secure that ordered material is available on time for the base maintenance check. You will continuously evaluate and improve processes related to your work duties, including actively updating applicable procedures for the specific MRO. Your work involves daily contact with MRO, external suppliers, technical representatives, planning, and engineering, which requires strong communication and cooperation skills.

As a MRO Purchaser at SAS, you will:

• Together with engineering, planning, and technical representatives analyze and prepare ahead of the season jobs to be performed, and proactively order material needed for MRO tasks to be performed. You will generate, distribute, and continuously follow up on orders.
• Take ownership of each order generated within the system until delivery; ensure that delivery of material is done according to order requirements. Follow up and resolve any claims.
• Perform SAS P-145 Receiving of material at MRO bases following regulations defined by the airline.
• Responsible for relevant invoice information within AMOS, monitor your own bills, and adjust if any deviations.
• Act as control tower and point of contact for material inquiries at the MRO station.
• Perform CAMO delegated duties such as WO creation and component label booking as required by manual.
• Actively work with Stock life cycle management and handle surplus material with a business mindset, including administrating SAS stock at MRO suppliers to secure consistent data between SAS and MRO providers.
• Participate in relevant and applicable improvement projects and propose improvements.

Experience

This role requires that you have knowledge of the following:

• Purchasing/logistic processes
• EASA regulations in Part-M and Part-145
• LEAN
• Quality and Safety Management System
• Various ERP systems, preferably AMOS
• Understanding of Maintenance Operations
• Competence within MS Office package, mainly Word, Excel, and Outlook
• 2-3 years of previous documented experience within purchasing and Supply Chain
• University degree within fields Purchasing / Logistic / Supply Chain / Production or equivalent

As a person...

...You are flexible and able to handle different tasks under time pressure. You are well-structured and have an independent way of working with your tasks/projects. Finally, you have strong communication skills and cooperate well with others.

Other of Importance

Applications will be processed continuously and the last day for applications is January 6th. For questions regarding the recruitment, please contact Hiring Manager Karl Byrenius at [email protected]. We are looking forward to hearing from you! This is a full-time (100%) and permanent position.

• The position is based in Solna, Stockholm, however, you are expected to travel frequently working in this role.
• To be eligible for this position you must be able to pass a security test including a background check.

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