Alaina Walker
VA Purchasing Agent | AF Veteran
- Role
- Buyer Armament Lead at Draken
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alaina Walker
Aircraft Specialist with 15+ years of experience in aircraft weapons systems and…
Experience
Buyer Armament Lead
Nov 2020 — Present
Ensure purchasing practices, pricing, material quality and delivery schedules meet company requirements and are consistently reviewed for cost criteria and savings opportunities. Negotiate, review, and implement vendor agreements associated with material requirements necessary to maintain the Draken aircraft fleet. Attend Tech Ops meetings involving interdepartmental coordination, procedures, and/or materials planning use. Ensure departmental compliance regarding FAA regulations, hazardous materials documentation, ITAR and Draken policies and procedures. Support the purchasing, expediting, routing and communications relating to critical parts requirements. Maintain working knowledge of fleet changes and modifications as they relate to materials requirements necessary to accomplish fleet objectives. Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry and receiving. Inspects Aircraft components and verifies repairs for flight readiness. Resolved daily issues by handling invoice discrepancies, replacements for rejected materials and missed and late deliveries. Detects and advises on problems maintaining, servicing, and inspecting aircraft, removed components and related aerospace equipment.
Skills
- Military Operations
- Close Attention to Detail
- Air Force
- Defense
- Safety Practices
- Great Troubleshooting Skills
- Electrical Repairs
- Supervisory Skills
- Top Secret
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Information Assurance
- Command
- Weapons
- Leadership
- Weapons Training
- Military Training
- Military Experience
- Weapons Handling
- Hazardous Materials
- Administrative Work
- Technical Data
- Explosives Safety
- U.s. Department of Defense
- Soldering
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Assurance
- Maintenance
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Government
- Maintenance
- Operational Planning
- Blueprint Reading
- Maintainance
- Equipment Maintenance
- Security Clearance
- Training
- Electrical Theory
- Aircraft
- Military
- Aircraft Systems
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