Digital, Data & AI Transformation Lead for Materials & Parts Procurement (F/M)

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Digital & AI Transformation Lead (f/m) to join our Materials & Parts Procurement (PM) department based in Toulouse, France.

Are you passionate about the power of digital innovation and artificial intelligence to transform modern procurement? Do you thrive on bridging business strategy with tech execution to empower buyers and elevate organizational capabilities?

In our transverse Materials & Parts Procurement (PM) organization, you will serve as our focal point for digital transformation. Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will shape our digital roadmap, drive AI integration, lead high-visibility projects, and energize a broad network of procurement professionals across the enterprise.

Why Join Us? You won't just be managing tools; you will be reshaping how 200+ procurement professionals work every day in a high-tech aerospace environment. You will enjoy high visibility, high autonomy, and a supportive, forward-thinking team.

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:

• Strategic Direction & Portfolio Management: Define and deploy the PM Digital and Data strategy, aligning IT capabilities with overarching supply chain goals. Manage, prioritize, and consolidate the budget for the digital project portfolio executed by delivery teams.

• AI Integration: Drive the structured adoption and dissemination of AI and advanced analytics tools, unlocking new insights and efficiency for procurement.

• Community Enablement & Network Animation: Build, nurture, and animate a digital, data, and AI network across our 200+ person PM community. Capture buyer needs, translate operational challenges into digital requirements, foster knowledge sharing, and champion buyer-empowerment tools.

• Core Project Delivery & E2E Digitalization: Lead key digital initiatives and flagship programs (such as digitalising our contractual enablement processes) from inception to rollout. Partner closely with digital teams, data engineers, and procurement experts.

• People Management: Direct management of a temporary worker and the regular management of working students.

Your boarding pass:

• Bac+5 or equivalent in the business field

• 10-15 years business experience

• Industry & Business Acumen: Strong understanding of aerospace supply chains and procurement workflows (familiarity with Airbus procurement processes is a distinct advantage).

• Digital & AI: Knowledge of modern digital tools, data architecture, and practical AI applications within a business context. More importantly, a specific interest in the power of digital and AI to transform procurement

• Ownership & Delivery: Proven track record of taking full ownership of complex initiatives, cutting through complexity, and delivering tangible results.

• Curiosity & Innovation: High learning agility and a genuine passion for exploring emerging technologies to solve real-world procurement challenges.

• Influence & Facilitation: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to inspire, align, and upskill a community of 200+ stakeholders as well as the ability to influence and persuade at management level

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! #LI-AB3

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

Employment Type: Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

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.