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Airbus • Bristol, United Kingdom

#SARU Fuel and Inerting Systems Supply Chain & Quality Manager

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Be the voice of Airbus at suppliers and of suppliers at Airbus.

We recruit who you are and not what you are

With 1800 people from 24 nationalities spread across 11 countries daily working with 3000+ suppliers to deliver 2.3 million parts per day to Airbus FALs & Plants, Procurement Operations is both an international and challenging environment. Our activity represents around 80% of an aircraft.

As a Supply Chain and Quality Manager you will work within the team led by the Lead Supply Chain and Quality Manager and report directly to the Head of Fuel and Inerting Systems Procurement Operations (PO). You will be accountable for a portfolio of Fuel and Inerting Systems suppliers who supply equipment to multiple Airbus aircraft programmes. You will form a strong network within the PO community and across a multi-functional working environment. This is a challenging role and is crucial in supporting Airbus Operations to achieve on-time and on-quality aircraft deliveries.

PO department works on 3 main activities: Supply Management (Where quality, time and cost are our main concerns), Control Supplier (Where we ensure our flyable products continuously meets our Airbus Supplier’s Requirements) and Supplier Development (Where we anticipate complex issues, mitigate risks and develop supplier’s capabilities).

We are evolving from reactive organization to a risk management driven organization. To achieve this transformation we believe in welcoming innovative ideas and put them into actions, the power of internal and external intelligence. We believe in inspiring our community to make our people grow. With our induction plan Skills First+ we will ensure you’ll have access to all tools and training you may need to join us!

You like

  • Dealing with various activities in a constant evolving environment
  • Dealing with external partners
  • Discovering different manufacturing technologies


Do you imagine discovering new places while working? All the interesting training that are offered to you? All the diversified missions and people that you may lead?

Accountabilities:

  • Strong collaboration with suppliers to ensure On Time and on Quality deliveries in order to deliver parts to all customers (FALs and Plants).
  • Work in partnership with the suppliers to support their development,
  • Ensuring compliance of suppliers and products to applicable requirements with all relevant contributors contributing to the Supply Chain voice in the Multi Functional Team (Programme, engineering, customer services, buyer...)


Soft Skills:

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Influence others
  • Curiosity & willingness to learn
  • Assertiveness


Technical Skills & Competencies:

  • Industrial knowledge
  • Interest for Supply Chain & /or quality topic
  • Problem solving techniques
  • Project management knowledge


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.

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.

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 Operations Limited

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Supplier Management

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.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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