
Senior Aviation Materials Purchasing Specialist
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Job overview
The Senior Purchasing Specialist supports DHL Express Global Aviation Tech Ops through sourcing, purchasing, procurement, and material management for aircraft components and repairs. The role provides logistical support for aircraft conversions, heavy maintenance checks, production lines, and component repair programs. It also supports supplier performance monitoring and coordination between finance and maintenance systems. DHL typically seeks a bachelor's degree and relevant purchasing and vendor relationship management experience.
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Full job description
DHL Express - a company that connects people!
What makes DHL great? Our People! We know each employee’s individual contributions make us the #1 Express Delivery and Logistics Company in the world .
Recognized among the top workplaces by Great Place to Work, DHL Express is committed to maintaining an environment that empowers every team member to make the greatest possible impact on our business. Our corporate culture is about personal commitment – to our business, to each other and to our global communities. DHL is dedicated to being a great place to work. Start YOUR career with DHL today…
We are looking for a Senior Purchasing Specialist, based in Erlanger , United States of America .
This position will provide individual support to Tech Ops team members with contributing responsibility for sourcing and purchasing of aircraft components in support of the DHL Express aircraft fleet.
The Senior Purchasing Specialist provides daily procurement and material management to Global Aviation Tech Ops Teams. This includes but not limited to Aircraft Conversions, Heavy Checks, and structural component part purchasing and repairs for the DHL global aircraft fleet.
How will you contribute to the success of DHL?
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Provides procurement and material management and logistical support for Global Aviation Tech Ops Team
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Participate in aircraft part sourcing and procurement (sourcing, supplier selection, order processing, contact administration)
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Monitor and Coordination of material management of Inventories at Global Aviation Tech Ops warehouses (permanent and temporary)
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Support with purchasing of large line replaceable components
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Coordinate Repair administration of Large Component Repairs (Thrust Reversers, Landing Gear, Fan Cowls, etc.)
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Support with supplier performance management and monitoring of Repair Shops
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Provide purchasing support of the following programs:
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Americas Heavy MX events
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Established Production Lines
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Established Min / Max Levels
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Conversion Aircraft Kits
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Conversion Aircraft NR parts
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Modification Kits & Parts
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Component Repairs as necessary
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Support to ensure Finance and M&E System Alignment (Goods Receipt, Location Accuracy, Invoice Submission to Finance)
Do you have what it takes?
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Typically requires BS/BA in Aviation Management or Procurement Management
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Typically requires 3-5 years' experience in purchasing large quantities of aircraft components from a global supplier base, including at least 3 years' experience in vendor relationship management
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English.
Please submit your application along with your CV and a copy of your highest educational degree (e.g., Bachelor’s, Master’s, or MBA certificate).
DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
How this job compares
Set against the 863 open Purchasing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$70–95K/yr299 salary ranges
- US median$25–31/hr128 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Purchasing jobs in Kentucky and 863 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Purchasing postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (583 postings).
- Education
- 211 of the 863 open Purchasing jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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