• Aviation Procurement Agent 2

    PDS Defense (Renton, WA)


    Light Industrial/Manufacturing

    **Aviation Procurement Agent 2** Renton, WA Posted: 7/18/2025

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    212223

    Job Category:

    Light Industrial/Manufacturing

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Duration:

    43

    Shift:

    1

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Aviation Procurement Agent 2, in Renton, WA. Job ID#212223

     

    Pay Rate: $34 - $39/hr

    Job Description:

    Seeking an Associate Level (Level 2) Procurement Agent to join our Supply Chain (SC) Interiors Operations team in Renton, WA working in a very dynamic, fast-paced environment while learning new skills, solving challenging problems, and experiencing opportunities to grow in the SC organization. This position is supplier facing and will be responsible for managing the relationship with external suppliers and project managing all aspects of their performance.

     

    As a Procurement Agent on the 737 Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) Team, you will work directly with factory operations to address emergent part demand, drive supplier performance, and optimize processes through proactive project management to support aircraft build and delivery.

     

    This position requires a self-starter who can balance daily execution with strategic initiatives, problem-solving, and communication across internal and external stakeholders.

    Position Responsibilities

    * Supply chain operations activities, inclusive of technical meeting coordination between the supplier and internal stakeholders, ensuring supplier commitments are achieved, coordination of supplier deliveries, line of balance management, etc.

    * Develop procurement and supply chain solutions, strategies and policies to support customer requirements.

    * Ensure compliance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.

    * Interpret and enforce contract terms and conditions.

    * Maintain and build partnerships and relationships across various business units with internal and external customers, stakeholders, and peers

    * Conducts risk, issues, and opportunities management.

    * Performs on-site validation at suppliers of production readiness.

    * Initiates and helps to complete supplier improvement activities and facilitates integration of results into contracting activities.

    * Provides regular communication to Program, engineering, and contracting counterparts and integrates collaborators as vital to resolve issues.

    * Reviews procurement/planning systems to verify accuracy.

    Required Skills:

    * 1+ years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain processes.

    * 1+ years of experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.

    * 1+ years of experience with collecting, organizing synthesizing and analyzing procurement data, Supplier Health/Key Performance Indicators, Rate Readiness capability and capacity assessments.

    * Experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Power Point, OneNote, SharePoint).

    Preferred Skills:

    * Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Degree

    * 3+ years of experience in Procurement processes.

    * 3+ years of experience in Microsoft Office products

    * 3+ years of experience with ERP systems such as ERPLN and/or SAP

    Education / Experience:

    Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+1 years' related work experience , 7 years' related work experience, etc.).

     

    Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter

    Job Requirements

    Minimum Security Clearance:

    No Clearance

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

     

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    The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

    + The California Fair Chance Act

    + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

    + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

    + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled