Technical Buyer

Line Up Aviation is a specialist aviation and aerospace recruitment company that has been operating worldwide for more than 35 years. We work with some of the industry’s best-known companies who demand the highest standard of service.
We are currently recruiting for the following position on behalf of our global aviation client, a leading aerospace tooling support company. Our client is a specialist in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of aircraft tooling, engine tooling, engine stands, and aviation ground support equipment. If you are a dynamic and experienced Technical Buyer, we would like to hear from you.

Job Title: Technical Buyer
Location: Fernelmont, Wallonie, Belgium
Contract Type: Permanent, Fulltime onsite.
Package: Competitive

Your role will involve delivering technical support, managing after-sales service operations, and coordinating purchase orders. You will collaborate with suppliers throughout the entire process, from sourcing and partnership development through to negotiation and closing deals.

Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate for this position will have a background in Mechanical Engineering, ideally from a Manufacturing or Production environment.
You should be able to analyse and use technical documentation: read and interpret a plan, a manufacturing file and specifications. You should enjoy working in a team, and in a fast- paced international company.
You must be able to communicate using professional English both written and verbally.

Key Duties:

• Organise the processing of purchasing requirements with the after-sales service department according to the technical requirements.
• Define the supply range linked to the after-sales service in SAGE X3: Customer needs, order entry, need for products placed in stock management.
• Contribute to the negotiation of prices, quality and deadlines with Suppliers of purchasing needs according to the established purchasing ranges and the agreed purchase order.
• Place the necessary purchase orders to ensure that the after-sales service objectives are met in terms of price, quality and deadlines.
• Handle disputes with Suppliers, in the context of non-compliance with contractual conditions, and deploy resolution for a return to compliance
• Evaluate the technical specifications of requests or new needs for after-sales services, participate in the quotations.
• Participate in stock management and handle site replenishment needs with the after-sales service teams.
• Monitor Suppliers and contribute to Supplier performance reviews.
• Provide technical support to the Supplier as well as monitoring deviation requests: assess feasibility, validate specifications and modifications with the Design Office and the Quality Department.

To be successful in your application you will need to hold European working rights at the time of application.

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