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Do you have surplus aircraft part inventory?
This unnecessary buildup occurs when you order inventory in preparation for near term consumption.
When that consumption never occurs. Voila! Surplus inventory builds up.
Here’s the impact that this causes to your operation.
It’s not the price you pay, how business savvy you are, or how excellent your negotiation skills are. This is the MOST IMPORTANT skill you need when purchasing aircraft parts.
Your surplus aircraft material was sitting. Rotting. Wasting away on your shelves.
Slowly eating away at your operational results. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
Cash was being sucked down the surplus drain. And the only thing you could do was…
Price. How important is it to you? How often do you try and get the lowest price? I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “It’s incredibly important.” and “Every chance I get.” And that’s fair. It’s also common to ask how much something costs. Or to reduce the cost of something. We often use price and cost interchangeably. That’s a mistake.
You’ve decided what you need to buy. Now, what? You madly process POs. One PO after the next. 1, 3, 150 POs sent, every day. This is all you do. Source, process, chase and repeat. It must get done, but… Do you know how much processing a PO costs your operation?
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and allowing us to get to know you better. We’re looking for the next person who will be a perfect fit to the Skylink team. Is it you? If you think so, read the open role below and let’s get together.
We’re a dedicated team working together to bring efficient supply chain solutions to international airlines, MROs and military aircraft fleets.
We deliver this by following our “Never Forget Your Wings” mantra. We're their wings when they need them the most.
Every day we help fleets remain in the air and avoid the complexities of aircraft maintenance.
Since 1986, Skylink has been providing material solutions to the aviation industry. But in 2008 we were reborn. We’ve focused deeply on innovating, relationships and customer service which has been the cornerstone of the Skylink you see today.
As we peak into the future, we are at an incredible point to become a much bigger player in the industry where our team, our customers and our solutions thrive. With 30 years of history behind us we are well positioned for years to come.
At Skylink, we only hire the best, whose values and commitment are #1. It’s your hustle, commitment and service to excellence.
And that's why we want you to join our team!
You’ll work at our Skylink hub in Sanford, FL, right outside of Orlando, FL.
It's a little more quiet out here.
You’ll have your own workspace and organize it with what makes you happy and inspires you.
You will work daily with various Skylink teams, clients, and supply chain partners that span every country on this fine planet we call home.
You'll work within your purchasing and material team with your own goals and objectives.
But we don't believe in silos and each team has direct impact on other teams. That's why cross functional communication and training are very important here.
Teams are able to make their own decisions as long as they involve people affected in the decision and people who have knowledge in the decision topic.
We are constantly innovating and everyone’s ideas matter. Flexibility and improving is our middle name.
We all work to maximize the value we create for customers and to create “WOW” experiences every step of the way.
We’re looking for a go-getter who has purchasing and material knowledge, preferably within the aviation industry.
These awesome team members ensure our material requirements are on time and on budget.
You’ll work closely with customer happiness engineers, content creators, dedicated account manager, warehouse and other supply chain champions to provide efficient supply chain solutions for our customers and potential customers.
In order to thrive and survive you’ll need to know how to negotiate, cut POs / ROs and the importance of expediting and following up. You’ll build close relationships with vendors and OEMs so a positive and engaging personality is infectious and required. We only breathe optimism.
You'll also work on re-stocking high consumption material, monitoring minimum stock levels, creating kits and evaluating material to stock. If you have a lot of experience with aviation material...that's a huge browney point.
You’ll run into issues every day. Being able to accept problems and then solving them is a big point when working on our team.
As an individual we invite you to be create and innovate. We look for people that have this unique characteristic to join our team and you very well may be that person.
Being organized is essential and having a cross-cultural mentality is a must as we work with many people from all over the world. Even in stressful times you’ll need to keep calm and focus on creating the “WOW.” You’ll be tested to think outside of the box and avoid industry norms. Being organized will help you get through these difficult points.
We strive for a balance of being a team that feels like a family. This means we share feedback regularly, support each other’s self-improvement efforts, and take mistakes as opportunities to learn together. Using your mind to innovate is highly regarded.
If your not afraid to negotiate, your organized and you communicate well you’ll be a perfect person for this role.
We are deeply passionate about working as a team and going over and beyond for our customers.
Creating “WOW” experiences, be willing to adapt and drive change, hustling and driving maximum efficiency, accepting problems and solving them, building a team-oriented approach, and having passion and integrity are the core values we live by.
If you feel you embody each one of these then you’ll be an AMAZING addition to our team.
If you’re not using maintenance check kits you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. An opportunity to save time, money, and even your sanity. It's quite possible you lost that a long time ago. Whatever it is, let me show you how to use maintenance check kits to your advantage.
Your aircraft is in the hangar. The clock is ticking. Tic. Toc. Tic. Toc. Each second that passes, your stress builds. It’s a lot of pressure. From the 50 - 150 rotables, expendables, and consumables you need to sourcing, processing, chasing, and tracking. It’s all on you. What are you going to do about it?
Your new requisition order comes in. You need to procure 1,000 aircraft parts. You look down at your screen and want to explode. You become stressed. You wonder how you and your team will get it done on time and on budget (a realistic budget that is). As you look at the list, you notice a mix of rotables, expendables, and consumables. Now, it’s even more complicated. What are you to do? How are you going to get this done?
Inventory holding strategies haven’t changed much in the past 30 years. Airlines still cling to the ‘just-in-case’ mentality. And because of that, excessive inventory is costing airlines $10bn per year (21% of total inventory value).
Having an AOG during Hajj is an expensive proposition. Over 2 million Muslims from 183 countries will descend on Mecca and the surrounding areas. Airlines from all over the world are hired to help achieve this logistical feat.
Your aircraft, the material and people who support it, and your entire supply chain must be ready for the spike in traffic. Looking at the big picture, having important conversations and planning are crucial to successful passenger transport during this yearly pilgrimage.
Do you like saving money? What if you could save more time and money right now. With one simple trick. You’d jump all over the chance. As a procurement professional, your goal is to save time and money. However, you’re frustrated. You deal with so much. There’s not enough time in the day. The demands on your operation are strong. From sourcing, procuring, chasing, and resolving problems, it’s tough.
You need a change. What you’re doing isn’t working. Things aren’t getting better. You’re more stressed than ever and you want an idea that will give you more of what you need. Time.
But the real issue is what you’re going to do about it? A vendor managed inventory is a solution that will resolve a lot of your time and cost issues. And, it’s easy to implement. But first, let’s understand some of the issues it’ll help you resolve.
Do you purchase your aircraft material based on price? Of course you do. It seems logical. Many purchasing departments do. The better your price the happier you’ll be. But it doesn’t end up that way.
Price and cost are different. Price is the money coming in, or your direct cost. Cost is the money going out, through your aircraft materials life cycle. As a purchasing professional, it’s important to purchase for total cost of ownership (TCO). It’ll help drive down operational cost, make you and your team more efficient, and give you the opportunity to make good decisions.
