Strategic Buyer for Composite Belly Fairing (f/m)

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Strategic Buyer for Composite Belly Fairing  (f/m) to join our Procurement Composite Detail Parts team based in Toulouse, France. 

You have a strategic thinking, open mindset, you are ready to challenge and influence internal and external stakeholders, to negotiate contractual and commercial terms and conditions to protect Airbus interest?
Then this is the job for you!
You will be part of the Airbus Procurement Aerostructures Composite Detail Parts team in charge of procuring structural products and parts for Aerostructure within Airbus sites.
These products are supplied directly to Airbus entities Group plants and FAL or incorporated into work-packages delivered assembled to Airbus (indirect business)

Your working environment: 

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities! 

How we care for you: 

● Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis. 

● Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

● Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application. 

● Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility. 

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. 

Your challenges: 

  • Be responsible for the end to end procurement activity for a portfolio of standard parts/specified items products for all programs & plants, including market intelligence, strategy definition / implementation, call for tenders, commercial negotiation and contract execution (Logistics, support, quality, cost…)

  • Lead the Multifunctional/Multidivisional teams all along the tendering, contracting and contract life cycle phases.

  • Ensure sourcing activity, manage the tendering and the contract negotiation to achieve the best purchasing conditions in accordance with Company requirements.

  • Build strategic and long term relationships with your portfolio of suppliers

  • Monitor contract with suppliers and Company stakeholders during innovation, development, serial and support phases

  • Integrate Airbus business units (Stelia, Premium, ADS, Helico) and work-packages suppliers top contributor products in order to optimize cost base

  • Manage the day to day relationships with suppliers and run projects to optimize customer value, while minimizing total cost of ownership & risks (cost optimization, redesign to cost, standardization, transfer of work,etc)

  • You will as well contribute to support the Aerostructure Composite Detail Parts team to set-up and run enablement activities:

  • Integrate indirect business and provide recommendations to optimize volumes/prices within each call for tender.

  • Set-up processes and collaborative approach between Aerostructure and Material procurement organizations to improve work-packages cost-base through enablement

Your boarding pass:

  • 3-years experience, ideally as a buyer, but motivated candidates from other functions are welcome

  • Interest in technical aspects

  • Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills

  • Team mindset and ability to work with people from different functions and countries

  • Adaptable

  • Knowledge in Contract management

  • Ability to deal with financial aspects

  • Ability to step back and analyze get the big picture, think out of the box and bring innovative solutions

  • Capability to prepare and deliver clear messages to various audiences including top management.

  • Proficiency in Excel

  • Language skills: Negotiation level of English required. French or Spanish are a plus

Salary range: 

Salary range based on the required profile: 50 to 60K€/year (including a variable part based on your performance). Information provided as an indication. 

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions. 

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

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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 Operations SAS

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Organisation: 
Airbus