Senior Buyer - IT/IM Procurement

Job Description:

A vacancy for an IT Commodity Buyer has arisen within Airbus India Procurement Team. The successful applicant will join 'Information Management Commodity - AIPJI in the General Procurement function.

We are actively seeking to strengthen our team and are looking for experts or high potential in a field of technology or business relevant to one or more of the focus areas of IM & Digital capabilities (IT Services, Software, Cloud services, Cybersecurity technologies, ...) for respective sub commodity

Role & Responsibilities

Global Sourcing 

• Strategic Sourcing -  Support Airbus Procurement in creating and formulating the roadmap for IT supply chain in India & region.

• Governance - Implement governance plans and track project / relationship health, to coordinate Multi Functional Teams, trans-national and / or trans-divisional covering Airbus Group business entities.

• Call for tender Management - Lead cross-functional teams within the framework of local and global procurement projects - Involve further where required other relevant functions - Run the suppliers selection process, negotiation process, costing  & contractual discussions.

• Benchmarking: Develop solutions to contribute to the company’s strategy and goals as needed/requested by leadership for the respective sub commodities.

GIC Procurement

• Establish and maintain detailed procurement project planning

• Lead & Execute procurement process as a buyers and take end-to-end accountability for IT Services right from Sourcing to Ordering for Purchase of goods or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.

• Perform Contract Management based on consistent and factual KPIs, evaluate and improve suppliers' performance in terms of time, costs and quality.

• Contribute to business case development (incl. validation of procurement baseline)

• Represent Company to maintain & manage relationship with suppliers offering IT services 

• In the frame of risk management, assess suppliers' overall performance and initiate recovery actions

• Support management of deliveries, GRNs, and process returns to vendors.

• Provide advice and support to the business, understanding their requirements and guiding them to the most appropriate technology products and services

• Prepare and maintain compelling and executive ready slides for weekly, monthly, quarterly and other ad-hoc executive briefings, reviews and other key meetings with stakeholders

• Drive compliant Airbus General Procurement processes and ensure supplies apply rules, standards and business practice in accordance with Airbus policies.

Qualifications and Experience Levels

• Master’s / MBA mandatory in fields like Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Business etc

• Minimum 5+ years of working experience in Procurement / Sourcing, with overall min. 10 years of relevant industry experience preferably in  IT / Sales / Manufacturing

• Strong in Project / program management with at-least 5 years experience

• Offshoring / Outsourcing experience is a plus.

• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown

• Experience of working closely with suppliers or external vendors

• Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements

• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within an GIC or GBS

• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, processes, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Candidate is able to / should be 

• Have a high level of autonomy but not individualist, able to work with remote management and colleagues in distributed teams.

• Understand Engineering or IT services processes, Agile frameworks exposure would be ideal

• Working knowledge of ERP systems including data analysis and reporting

• Proficient in MS Office, Google suite, Advance Excel and Presentations

• Speak fluently in English 

• Act in ethical manner and shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings

• Assertive, Resilient, Proactive in contributions to the team management

• Self aware, optimistic, active listener, willing to learn

• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate. Convey verbal and written information effectively to all stakeholders (European / Indian) and across multiple levels of hierarchy

This environment is an opportunity to learn and grow in a multi-disciplinary environment as procurement, sales and emergent IT technologies.  You will integrate a team with IT and procurement skills with a high level of solidarity enabling you to learn and ramp-up quickly.

This role will involve some travels both locally and globally for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

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 India Private Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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