Purchasing Team Leader

Job Description

Job Description:

We are now looking for a Purchasing Team Leader to join our Procurement Team in Lisbon.

Responsibilities - your mission:

Position Summary: The Purchasing Team Leader not only manages disciplinary and functionally a team of purchasing assistants & specialists but also acts as a focal point/expert to Indirect Procurement Commodities and other functions within and outside the central procurement organisation to ensure on-time and on-quality delivery in regards to procurement operations.

Essential Functions:

• Forecasting activities
  
• Workload allocation and tracking
  
• Ensure on-time and on-quality orders
  
• Follow up of escalations
  
• Communication with internal stakeholders (e.g. buyers, internal customers)
  
• Oversee Reporting activities (& associated data analysis)
  
• Use of Airbus ERP System (SAP)
  
• Use of other specific tools (Coupa)
  
• People management and people development
  
• Build the team of purchasing assistants & specialists
  

Additional Responsibilities:

• Contribution to improvement projects
  
• Attendance to stakeholder meetings (buyers, tools & process department etc. )
  
• Attendance to escalation meetings (open orders)
  

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have:

• Past experience in Supply Chain and/or Procurement
  
• 2-3 years of experience in leading teams (desirable)
  
• Communication and change management skills
  
• Be customer focused, understand priorities = knows how to prioritize in case of emergencies
  
• Eager to learn to work with new tools / be open to change and to continuous improvement
  
• Fluency in English (in a negotiation level)
  
• French, Spanish or German would be a plus
  
• Enjoy a dynamic and multicultural environment with a lot of different tools and flows of material
  
• Shows a lot of rigor and concentration at work
  

• Digital Acumen
  

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:
Leadership

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