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Working at Airbus

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Join Airbus Portugal SA in Lisbon as a Procurement Contract Specialist on a Permanent, full-time basis. You will draft, negotiate, and manage procurement contracts and support internal stakeholders in a modern hybrid office environment.

Requirements

  • 5 years' Degree or more in Business, Legal, Economics, or Engineering
  • Experience in Procurement is desirable
  • Experience in establishing & negotiating contracts is desirable
  • Fluency in English for negotiations; fluency in French, German, or Spanish is highly desirable
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally on short notice

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Negotiation skills: Enables the preparation, drafting, and execution of complex contract negotiations alongside commodity buyers.
  • Legal & Commercial knowledge: Drives the creation and optimization of standard procurement contracts covering economic and legal requirements.
  • Communication: Facilitates advising internal stakeholders on contractual implications and project support.
  • Mentorship: Powers the training and coaching of junior buyers within the Procurement Academy.
  • Potential transition routes: People from contract management, legal advisory, or strategic sourcing roles may bring relevant negotiation and analytical skills, alongside meeting mandatory degree requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Main Responsibilities:

  • Drafting of new standard procurement contracts integrating all relevant requirements (e.g. economic, commercial, technological, legal, risk management).
  • Revision, optimization, further development of existing standard procurement contracts.
  • Preparation of negotiation; contract drafting and execution of negotiations of contracts together with the procurement commodity buyers.
  • Evolution of existing contractual documents: preparation, drafting and negotiation of e.g. complex contract amendments and settlement agreements during the life cycle of the contract together with the Procurement Commodity Buyers.
  • Signing of the contract validation form which shall contain the key elements of the contract (executive summary, main deviations, risks and opportunities of the contract).
  • Contractual analysis of agreements during the contract administration phase and/or in case of disagreements / potential forthcoming disputes between Company and suppliers concerning existing procurement contracts.
  • Provision of specialized support and expertise in contract analysis, -drafting, - design and -negotiations for Company functions other than Procurement (except aircraft sales contracts).
  • Advising internal stakeholders on contractual implications of internal (improvement) projects (e.g. confidentiality or intellectual property aspects).
  • Development of new and further development of existing Procurement Academy trainings; coaching and training-on-the-job of junior buyers in the areas of contracts and negotiations.

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have:

  • 5 years’ Degree or more in Business, Legal, Economics, Engineering
  • Experience in Procurement is desirable
  • Experience in establishing & negotiating contracts is desirable
  • Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
  • Fluency in English sufficient to fully engage in negotiations.
  • Fluency in French, German or Spanish is highly desirable.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally sometimes on short notice

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 at Parque das Nações, 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:
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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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Airbus

Procurement Contract Specialist

Lisbon
Hybrid

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