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Airbus UpNext - Industrial Manager for the Aircraft Connectivity Demonstrator (m/f)

Location:  Toulouse, France
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week, 4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

Join us to be part of the new Airbus UpNext strategic demonstrator paving the future of Aircraft Connectivity, because we will accelerate the development of new technologies to bring tangible learnings to the business.

Designed as a talent incubator, Airbus UpNext is a place where you can act and think like a startup while building on the strong expertise of Airbus, a place where you are empowered to challenge and test new processes and ways of working.

This position is based in Toulouse (Saint Martin), and it comes with a limited contract (CDI-C) linked to the deliverable of the demonstrator (estimated completion date end of February 2028 ), starting ASAP.

Mission:

As the Industrial Manager , you will be managing procurement & partnerships activities, planning different tasks and deliverables to meet the schedule. You will also be in charge of the preparation of the demonstration with the different partners.

There are several industrial benches to be managed in this scope: ground / air / road benches, it is key to ensure the consistency between them.

This position is based in Toulouse, and we will collaborate with teams across Europe and an international partnership landscape.

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

  • Suppliers operational interface and management: identification of relevant suppliers, procurement contract management & negotiation, supplier follow-up and schedule management (delivery, after sales support).
  • Industrial baseline consolidation & consistency:

Working at Airbus

Hybrid

Fully flexible hours

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders
On-site catering
Modern office
L&D budget
Lunch and learns
Hackathons
Share options
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
401K
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Faith rooms

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manage industrial configuration of the various benches of the demonstrator (aircraft, on-ground and on-road)

Your Boarding Pass

What you bring:

  • Strong experience in procurement contract management & negotiation, supplier follow-up and schedule management.
  • Additional knowledge of aircraft architecture, integration and modification would be a plus.
  • Passion about technology, science.
  • Experience in complex engineering projects.
  • Power to take initiatives to propose simpler and efficient ways of working.
  • Hands-on and solution oriented attitude.
  • Autonomy, Adaptability, Availability, Accountability.
  • Eagerness in working in an international, diverse and geographically located team.
  • Values of transparency, courage, humility, empathy.
  • English at negotiation level is mandatory.
  • Willingness to have fun.

What you get:

  • Pivotal Role in a Strategic Mission: play a key part in a project and participate in the Aviation Connectivity revolution.
  • Build Something that Last: Your work will create a high-value asset 💎 and learning contribution for Airbus’s future.
  • Develop Critical Competences: Acquire and develop a sound background in connectivity technologies, a field essential for the future of aerospace. This experience can provide a unique career development opportunity within Airbus.
  • Agile and Empowering Environment: Thrive in a work culture that empowers you to act and think like a start-up while being supported by the strong expertise of Airbus. 💪🏻 We value an eagerness to take initiative and propose efficient ways of working.
  • A Great Team and Culture: Be part of a high-achieving, experienced and fun team in a shared open-space office with highly skilled colleagues. We are guided by the “Care for Each Other” value.
  • Flexibility & Fun: Enjoy the ability to craft your calendar 🗓 with flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely, alongside regular UpNext community bonding events. And yes, we have complimentary freshly ground coffe ☕ and beverages 🧃

The responsibilities and the technical scope of the job might evolve according to the agile working environment of the project, so being flexible is important.

About us

Founded in 2017 Airbus UpNext is actively shaping the future of aerospace by using demonstrators to evaluate, mature and validate new products and services. Our purpose is to pioneer game-changing technologies with Airbus.

In this role, you will embody the core Airbus UpNext values:

  • Care for Each Other : Ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment.
  • Be Simple : Finding the most efficient path to success.
  • Be Audacious : Challenging the status quo to make the unthinkable real.
  • Be Open: Collaborative solution-finding across diverse teams.
  • Speed of Execution : Moving at the speed of a startup.

Feel the fire in your belly when you read this? If so.... Send us your application!

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 UpNext SAS

Employment Type:
Fixed term
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Production Planning & Scheduling

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

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.

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