Support business office activities for Airbus Americas, Inc. as a Business Management Coordinator (Contract) in Mobile, Alabama. This hybrid role requires working 60% onsite and 40% remote, focusing on purchase order management, financial structuring, and cross-departmental coordination within the engineering organization.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Operational Management or a related field.
5+ years of experience in Engineering or Business Management.
5+ years of experience in a Business Office or Business Management role.
Authorized to Work in the US.
Preferred: Airline / MRO experience, aircraft-related experience, Python or other programming languages, Click n Buy, SAP, and CAT tools.
Skills & Responsibilities
Project Management: Coordinate large-scale tasks and manage purchase orders to ensure alignment with engineering offload goals and project timelines.
Data Analysis & Reporting: Analyze business performance data, track metrics, and present data-driven recommendations to engineering leadership.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Build positive business relationships with Finance, Procurement, and Engineering departments while managing stakeholder expectations.
Financial & Process Governance: Execute month-end tasks, oversee cost allocation timekeeping, and ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
Potential transition routes: People from project management, financial analysis, or business operations roles may bring transferable administrative and analytical skills, alongside meeting the required 5+ years of experience.
Job description
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Job Description:
Position Summary
Supports Business Office activities for the AASA organization. Provides regular inputs to the Customer Services and Finance teams to help improve performance toward operational and budget targets. Provides inputs for large-scope, multifaceted work tasks or projects using business and project management skills, concepts, and methods, as needed. Function as a resource within the Customer Services and Business community to ensure coordination of Engineering goals. Analyze, recommend, and present business performance information to team members and leaders. Provides input to management on near-term and long-range business performance.
Meet the team:
Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.
Your working environment:
The Engineering Center in Mobile, Alabama houses hundreds of Airbus engineers who assist in the design and development of Airbus commercial aircraft cabins, including aftermarket upgrades, reconfigurations and services of all product types across the globe.
Your challenges:
Support and lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Purchase Orders (PO), including forecasting, actuals tracking, and travel budget reconciliation; identify risks and opportunities to ensure alignment with engineering offload goals.
Conduct analyses and present data-driven recommendations to engineering leadership to support policy and operational controls.
Provide specialized PO oversight and reporting governance to ensure organizational consistency and adherence to company policies, including Cost Allocation Timekeeping (CAT).
Onboarding Personnel (creating all employee profiles/setting up access: WPID request functionality, validator lists, etc.)
Develop all WPIDs (current functionality: teams request WPIDs via new request or via duplication feature; approval/CPN connection in place prior to fiscal year)
Creating all Non-Project IDs (including status and access setup)
Act as a business advisor relative to Engineering offload activities, PO management, and other corporate business requirements
Develops and maintains positive business relationships with related departments in Airbus Americas, such as Finance, Procurement, and Engineering
Coordinates requirements and policy changes across AASA to ensure standardized planning and execution
Manage requests and POs as needed
Coordinates and implements common operational tools, regulatory requirements, and processes within AASA department
Preparation of presentations, dossiers, documents, scorecards etc. for management and/or other relevant bodies.
Ensure that information based on this data is understandable, updated, consistent, synthesized, available and archived. .
Year End Close: Execute standard Month-End tasks (unparking hours, IO tracking, Concur upload request, timesheet entries/validations, and flatfile generation/communication)
New Year Set Up, Creating all WPIDs (Current functionality: teams request WPIDs (either new or via duplication feature), Approval/CPN connection in place prior to fiscal year)
Your boarding pass:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Operational Management or a related field
Authorized to Work in the US
5+ years of experience in Engineering or Business Management
5+ years of experience in a Business Office or Business Management role
Experience working in a Business or Aviation setting
Strong analytical and reporting capabilities
Track and analyze issues, risks, and opportunities, and then proactively address or mitigate
Demonstrated project management skills
Advanced knowledge of change management principles and practices
Ability to challenge and influence the business taking the human aspect of change into account Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder expectations
Proven ability to multi-task and quickly assess and adjust priorities
Ability to influence key stakeholders, decision makers and colleagues as required to ensure project goals are met
Ability to review and analyze statistical and other documentation in detail
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and collaborate well with others
Ability to manage multiple projects and manage effective use of own time
Ability to operate in a global multicultural environment
Ability to work independently
Fluent written and spoken English.
Written, presentation and oral communication, interpersonal and consultative skills, as well as effective result-oriented problem solving skills
Google Suite, including Google Sheets
Proficiency in project management tools and software
Preferred Experience
Airline / MRO experience desired
Aircraft related experience.
Python or other programming language experience.
Click n Buy
SAP
CAT tools
Travel Required
Up to 10 % (Domestic and International)
Frequency
Onsite %
60%
Remote %
40%
Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
Daily
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
Daily
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
Daily
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
At Least Once a Month
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
At Least Once a Month
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
Daily
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
Daily
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Daily
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.
Daily
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
Rarely
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
Daily
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.
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