Supply Chain and Quality Manager - Systems & Equipment - Landing Gear

Job Description:

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Frequent travel within UK and possibly international travel

LOCATION: Site (60% of your working week must be office based, 100% on site at the beginning, whilst you settle in)

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation 

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity) 

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

Airbus Procurement Operations is a dynamic, fast changing and exciting area of Airbus.  It is often faced with many challenges in ensuring the production and delivery of aircraft is maintained on time and to the highest level of quality. 

Procurement Operations - Equipment (PIE) is responsible for managing the supply chain of complex, high value aircraft systems.  Our department (PIEL) manages approximately 50 suppliers worldwide, delivering landing gear, fuel & inerting systems for installation on all Airbus commercial aircraft, and some fuel equipment installed on the A400M aircraft

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM:

• Act as focal point towards the suppliers for operational activities and contract management, and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions.

• Manage supply chain & quality aspects of the contract, being responsible for On Time, On Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance.

• Manage supplier quality Approval/Authorization, ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

• Monitor or support new product introduction to ensure industrial qualification maturity before serial phase.

• Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development.

• Identify the supplier's industrial risks and propose mitigation actions.

• Work out short term recovery plans.

• Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects, set long term development targets together with the suppliers and in coordination with the Supplier Development Team.

• Contribute to the annual Supplier Evaluation Development.

• Present the situation of the supplier on operational performance (KPIs, assessments..) during MFT/MDT meetings.

• Maintain a close communication and coordination with the operational teams at internal customer sites, to ensure the contribution of all relevant functions to the delivery of procured goods or services.

• Assess suppliers during the tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision.

ABOUT YOU:

• English language at negotiation level, other languages would be an advantage

• Problem solving skills

• Project and stakeholder management

• Experience in either engineering, procurement operations, manufacturing, production and quality backgrounds

• Degree level qualification is desirable, but not essential

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

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.
 

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