PROCUREMENT MANAGER FOR AFTERMARKET SERVICES - FLIGHT HOUR SERVICES (M/F)

• *Job Description:**
• *Take a hop with Procurement**

Airbus Procurement welcomes 3,000 employees from 50 nationalities, present in 9 countries. We buy 70% of the aircraft and impact the full Airbus value chain! Procurement acts as a bridge with other functions , offering multiple ways of learning, developing hard and soft skills and adding value to the company, placing people at the heart of business success.

• *Enjoy the challenge in AFTERMARKET PROCUREMENT!**
• Join the Systems Aftermarket Procurement team to support the Airbus Flight Hours Services ("FHS"), a fast growing activities supporting already 50 airlines and more than 1,800 aircraft worldwide. *

We are looking for a Purchasing Manager in Equipment, Systems and Services Procurement (PESC) for the Flight Hours Services (FHS) at Airbus Commercial Aircraft. You will integrate a multicultural team, internationally exposed , constantly dealing with various internal stakeholders & with various equipment & systems suppliers . The job's prime objective is to shape the FHS suppliers landscape, manage Airbus equipment & systems repair capabilities and negotiate competitive and efficient conditions of Repair and Spares purchase , in order to support the competitiveness of Airbus FHS offers towards the airlines end customers.

• * Accountabilities: **
• You will be responsible for the management of all aspects of the Procurement role in an FHS environment: defining Product strategy on your supplier portfolio (mainly US & European suppleirs), drive Call for tenders or negotiate any cost reduction opportunities, until contractualisation. .
• You will enforce compliance between contracts terms & conditions and the activities conducted by the supplier and by Airbus.
• You will commit the Company by achieving the signature of contractual agreements.
• You will manage the alignment across the different Company functions (mainly Flight Hour Services from Customer Services, FHS Programs, Supply Chain, Engineering and linefit Procurement ) for the purchased services
• You will ensure professional and trusting supplier relationship management with major aeronautical industry players and uphold the Company ethics and compliance standards in all your dealings
• * Scope: **
• The PESC FHS commodity is supporting all the Airbus commercial aircraft programs, including A220.
• Procurement volume of your perimeter: around 20m$ with a 20% yearly increase of spent.
• The location is in Blagnac, France, with some travels to meet suppliers.
• You will have a large number of interfaces including major multi-national suppliers and Airbus aircraft Customer Services, programs, Supply Chain, , Quality, Finance, Costing and Legal teams.
• * Output: **
• Efficient, consistent and trusting relationships built with key stakeholders (Suppliers, Customer Services, Programs, Operations, Legal, Finance).
• Equipment & Systems delivered on time, on quality and on cost in your perimeter.
• Effective negotiation and implementation of competitive service conditions.
• Supplier selection in line with commodity strategy and Company standards.
• Contractual agreements, up-to-date and compliant with the Procurement Policies.
• Supplier rating reflecting the actual performance of the supplier.
• * Competencies: **

If you are able to demonstrate enough of the following skills or experience and you would like to develop the others do not hesitate to apply. Hard skills:

• A degree level in Engineering, Business school or University
• Experience in Customer Support, Procurement, Operations, or Programmes, with efficient project management is a plus.
• Effective contract and international negotiator with proven commercial and contractual background and legal awareness.
• Experience in supplier relationship Management and Procurement, or other equivalent experience in managing outside stakeholder.
• Good technical understanding of Aircraft systems and big data management tool is a plus
• Excellent level of English is required as you will have to deal with US suppliers and all contracts are in English
• Analytics allows you to remains focused on priorities and gain in efficiency while managing simultaneously different projects / negotiations

Soft skills:

• High level of international communication skills with respect and humbleness.
• Display authentic leadership behaviour and values that people and teams want to follow.
• Creative, proactive in challenging status quo through your ability to propose new ways of working.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth. ****Company:****

AIRBUS SAS

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