Quest Defense is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are part of a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers, high performers, and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:

• Update ERP, POs, RM Amendments, Material Price Adjustments, Long Term Agreements, and support the buying process for a given set of parts.
• Update Purchase Orders in regards to quantity, confirmation date, ship date, and delivery date.
• Support negotiations and allocate demands to specific suppliers.
• Provide inputs supporting evaluation and improvement of processes, tools, and methodologies & ensure best practices are used throughout the company.

• 3+ years' relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of sourcing, materials, manufacturing, supply chain or procurement experience
• 1+ years of experience in sourcing & procurement of Gas turbines/Aero Engine’s components
• Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge with MS Office Suite.

• BS or associate’s degree from an accredited university or college or a high school diploma / GED.
• Experience in ERP, Oracle tools. Experience with IMPACT is desirable.
• Support relationships with suppliers for PO execution, problems solving & schedule changes.
• Ability to interact with employees/managers at all levels with good oral and written communication skills
• Measure and analyze supplier performance, drive resolution on performance issues, drive Lean process improvements to mitigate and reduce fulfillment risks.
• Use multiple tools to negotiate best cost and technical package for procurement considering commodities, cost drivers, and leveraging available options, suppliers, inputs & volumes.
• Work with Fulfillment, Quality Engineer, Design Engineering, and other sourcing functions to improve on time delivery and reduce span on overdue materials.
• Provide inputs on value-adding opportunities from all areas of supply chain including Planning, Supplier Quality, Source Fulfillment and Sourcing Processes.
• Manage consistent operational excellence on the assigned Parts (i.e. metrics, partner interaction, OTD, Cost and responsiveness).

• Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8-hour days plus lunch / 40-hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
• Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.
• Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen