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Airbus • Lisbon, Portugal

Procurement Business Improvement and Strategy Manager

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

In your role as ‘Procurement Business Improvement & Strategy Manager’ you will manage transverse project, compliance or business improvement activities and key strategy initiatives.
Main tasks:

  • You will support the strategy team in driving the definition and implementation of the ASA Procurement strategy in collaboration with various stakeholders
  • You will support handling the Procurement strategy cycle within ASA Procurement taking into account the overall strategy of Airbus and Airbus Aerostructures and other strategic key drivers
  • You will lead or follow-up strategic projects or management initiatives
  • You will manage strategy or project related communication and provide active guidance to colleagues (e.g. creation of guidelines, status updates, awareness sessions)
  • You will define the way of working with and act as central procurement interface to ASA Procurement internal stakeholders and other functions outside of procurement
  • You might deal with the development and implementation of improvement ideas, new processes or digital solutions.

Our ideal candidate will have / be...

  • Degree in procurement, supply chain, industrial engineering, business management or a related field
  • minimum of 2-3 years of work experience ideally in procurement and/or strategy development or a related field
  • strong business, analytical and strategy mindset
  • strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to interact effectively with different stakeholders across all hierarchical levels
  • proactive and open-minded attitude
  • negotiation level in English
  • project management skills
  • open to occasional travel

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:
Programme & Project Management

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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.

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

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165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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