Export Control Procurement Specialist

Job Description:

We are now looking for a Export Control Procurement Specialist to onboard our GBS.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will ensure that Airbus’s procurement activities strictly adhere to national and international export control laws. Beyond day-to-day compliance, you will act as a strategic driver for digital transformation, executing user testing, and managing critical stakeholder relationships across transnational borders.

Regulatory Intelligence & Compliance Advice

• Regulatory Tracking: Interpret evolutions in national and international export control laws and regulations (including US ITAR, EAR, and European regimes) and support their implementation within the Procurement scope.
• Advisory & Support: Provide hands-on support and operational guidance to procurement teams. Assist buyers in embedding Airbus export control methods into their daily sourcing and supplier management activities, and offer direct tool support to ensure seamless compliance during the purchasing cycle.
• Training & Awareness: Design and deliver comprehensive training sessions and compliance surveys to concerned business functions to foster a robust compliance culture.
  

Project Management & Digital Transformation

• Project Support: Drive and support the implementation, rollout, and continuous tool evolution for Procurement Export Control.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Define test scenarios, coordinate, and execute User Acceptance Testing (UATs) for new export control systems and digital tools to ensure operational readiness and alignment with business needs.
• Stakeholder Visibility & Communication: Act as the primary bridge between different stakeholders involved in tool implementation project; proactively provide regular status updates, ensure high organizational visibility, and manage change effectively across all affected stakeholders
  

Operational Control & Process Excellence

• Process Definition: Support the update and enforce end-to-end export control processes to optimize supply chain security and efficiency.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of the export control function, aligning with Airbus Directives, global methods, and modern digital tools.
• Classification & Documentation: Monitor and update the list of products, documentation, equipment, components, and parts subject to export restrictions. Support the collection of Export Control documentation to guarantee timely clearance.
  

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

• • Master’s Degree in business or law with business experience or equivalent experience
  • Experience in Export Control Compliance or Procurement activities including exchanges with supply chain would be highly appreciated
  • Knowledge of Export Control Laws and Regulations (Dual-Use / Military) expertise would be a plus
  • Experience in Project Management and Change Management would be highly appreciated
  • Behavioral skills: autonomous, ability to manage discussion with/challenge from different stakeholders (internal and external), ability to handle diverse topics simultaneously
  • Knowledge of aerospace products and systems would be a plus
  • English: advanced level
    

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
• A modern office, well connected to public transportation.
• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.
• An intense and exciting onboarding experience.
  

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 Portugal SA

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
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