Strategic Buyer (m/f) Additive Manufacturing, Toulouse

Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus champions innovative technologies and offers some of the world’s most fuel efficient and quiet aircraft. Airbus has sold over 13.800 aircraft to more than 360 customers worldwide. Airbus has achieved more than 8,000 deliveries since the first Airbus aircraft entered into service. Headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Missions

Your main mission will be:

• Play a leading role in the multifunctional / multidivisional teams all along the tendering, contracting and contract life cycle phases
• Proactively contribute to a robust End-to-End (machin, material, process) Additive manufacturing procurement strategy and strategic roadmap towards lower Total Cost of Ownership, shorter leadtime and optimise weight
• Proactively contribute to reinforce Airbus Additive Manufacturing procurement Policy
• Proactive contribute to Airbus Additive Manufacturing procurement governance across the group
• Prepare and present recommandation for decision during sterring commitees involving top management

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Manage the market screening, market mapping, market intelligence for those additive manufacturing products/packages/suppliers
• Manage the sourcing and tendering activities
• Negotiate procurement frame contracts and cooperation agreements to achieve the best conditions for Airbus and its supply chain including intellectual properties
• Monitor the contract execution from research to serial delivery
• Manage the day to day relationships with suppliers and with the extended supply chain
• This role will involve some travels, approximately once every 2 months in Europe and one or two times a year outside Europe for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

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.

Profile

• Experience in procurement or leading a Multi-Functional Team
• Engineering background
• Experience in Additive Manufacturing business is a plus
• Interest in business development and innovation business
• Contract negotiation skills
• Team spirit, Adaptability, Good communication skills
• Assertiveness & ability to influence and convince others
• Ability to communicate at top management level
• Experience and interest in working within an international environment
• Ability to analyse and structure
• English: Negotiation level
• French and/or German would be a plus