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Repair Order Coordinator - Buyer

Full-Time Opportunity in Texas

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The Repair Order Coordinator - Buyer is primarily responsible for all aircraft parts repairs and aircraft outside repair services for Med-Trans, Reach and Seven Bar aircraft. This individual will review open repair orders and quotations on aircraft components sent to vendors for repair. They will evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, service, turn time, availability, and reliability. They will examine catalogs, commerce publications, and directories to find the right service suppliers to track and manage all company spare rotable parts. The Repair Order Coordinator will also be responsible for generating and tracking service purchase orders for the entire fleet.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

• Process repair orders for unserviceable aircraft parts and components.
• Collaborate with the Accounting and Finance Departments to ensure proper payment of invoices and accurate accounting of inventory levels
• Evaluate quotes for fair and economically-sound pricing based on historical data, contractual terms, market research, etc.
• Communicate with repair vendors and shops regularly regarding order status and action plans for components exceeding expected completion date.
• Ensure all repair parts, components and equipment arrive on time to support maintenance requirements.
• Direct the disposition of components determined non-repairable (ex. scrap locally, return as-is).
• Establish and maintain minimum spares for existing and new bases.
• Manage warranty claims for all new installed aircraft parts and components.
• Identifies potential warranty claims and manage all vendor warranty credits.
• Coordinates with suppliers to obtain Return Material Authorization (RMA) numbers and returns for parts and equipment for warranty claims and tracks status of warranty claims and works with suppliers for resolution
• Manage rotable inventory and inventory cost variances
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency
• Evaluate suppliers based on performance, quality, and safety.
• Provide after-hours / weekend support for AOG's (rotational on-call schedule)
• Resolve accounting, receiving and quality issues to ensure timely acceptance and payment of material.
• Create and manage Service Purchase Orders for scheduled and unscheduled events booked with outside service vendors, as necessary
• Create and manage Service Purchase Orders for aircraft completion

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years' experience with parts repair and supply chain concepts
• Advanced computer skills preferably experience using a computer-based inventory tracking system.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Aviation industry experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively negotiate with suppliers and vendors.
• High-level computer software skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Microsoft Office tools
• Technical knowledge of aircraft parts preferred
• Extended periods of time spent in front of a computer
• Ability to lift weights of 50 lbs.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested with a sense of humor and team spirit!

GUIDING VALUES AND BEHAVIORS
Employee must consistently exhibit our guiding principles:
* Patient Care - We continually earn the privilege to care for our patients. It is at the forefront of everything we do.
* One Team - We respect each other and achieve together what no individual can alone.
* Innovation - We are driven to develop solutions that inspire progress.
* Vigilance - We will never waver in our commitment to safety and preparedness in the fulfillment of our duties.
* Ownership - We are accountable for what we do and take pride in how we do it.
* Citizenship - We are dedicated to being good stewards in the communities we serve.

Why Choose REACH? As a quality air medical transport service, REACH is one of Global Medical Response's (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at

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Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

The company offers benefit eligible employees medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as Paid Time Off, disability plans, paid holidays, and a 401(k) retirement plan