Purchasing Manager / Buyer for Primary Flight Controls (m/f)

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Purchasing Manager (M/F/D, Buyer) for Primary Flight Controls to join our Equipment Systems A-F Team based in Toulouse, France.

Do you want to help shape the suppliers landscape by working with major aerospace equipment & systems suppliers, developing & implementing new business models and achieving key commercial negotiations so as to bring Airbus customers the most innovative and competitive Products and Services?

The position of Purchasing Manager (Buyer) within the Flight Controls and Hydraulics Systems MFT (PEAB in France, Germany and Canada) offers you an opportunity to apply and develop your procurement & leadership skills in a motivating, challenging, innovative and creative technical context.

You will collaborate with suppliers based all over the world and be responsible for the alignment with internal stakeholders (Programs, Supply Chain, Engineering, R&T Community, Legal, finance and Customer Services), looking at the big picture for your perimeter

You will join a team in charge of Primary Flight Controls and Cockpit Controls, critical systems at the heart of the aircraft operations, for the negotiation and management of contracts within Equipment & Systems Procurement

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 :

• Define, Negotiate and Manage Contracts throughout the full life cycle of the products. Ensuring compliance between contracts terms & conditions and the activities conducted by the supplier and by Airbus.

• Lead the commercial negotiations (including potential Calls for Tenders), throughout the full life cycle of the products,

• Develop E2E business solutions directly influencing Airbus cost, revenues (Aftermarket) & EBIT contribution.

• Take a leading role in the collaboration with suppliers worldwide developing professional and trusting relationships and upholding the Company ethics and compliance standards in all your dealings to accelerate innovations bringing value and differentiation to our customers.

• Be part of a multi-functional team, responsible for the alignment with Program, Supply Chain, Engineering and Customer Services etc. bringing the big picture in your perimeter.

Additionally, as Buyer :

• You will have the responsibility for contributing in shaping and defining Airbus future programs and technology, by supporting number of specific development projects for eAction, leading the commercial aspects and identifying & engaging existing and new supply chain partners (up to suppliers selection)

• You will be the lead buyer for a key PEA supplier, reporting to the head of PEA (VP Procurement Avionics, Cockpit & Flight Controls Systems)

Your boarding pass :

• Strong Project management skills are essential (including stakeholder management).

• You will need to be prepared to establish an extensive knowledge of Contracts and legal frameworks and to quickly develop experience in negotiations and supplier relationship management therefore a background in procurement, or other equivalent experience in managing external stakeholders is considered beneficial.

• The role requires a high level of autonomy but also a team-player minded attitude. Good technical basics of aircraft systems would be an asset. You have strong analytical skills, strategic thinking and a general business mind-set and are able to comfortably lead a commodity level Multi-Functional Team for specific development and change projects.

• You have international communication skills, including persuasion & influencing skills and want to present complex topics to senior leadership (Negotiation level of English is essential. Other languages are a bonus)

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: Permanent

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.