Operational Buyer

Airbus Australia; Canterbury-Bankstown; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH options

Professional development

Recognition programs

Job summary

Airbus Australia Pacific is seeking an experienced procurement professional to deliver end-to-end operational purchasing across Australia and New Zealand. The role involves converting strategic guidance into daily purchasing actions, managing RFQs, placing POs, and coordinating with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing and pricing discrepancies.

You will track delivery performance and seek digitalisation opportunities to shorten lead times, with hybrid work options and Brisbane or Sydney

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional procurement, purchasing, or tactical sourcing experience.
• Proficiency in SAP and advanced spreadsheet skills (VLOOKUP, pivots).
• Proven ability to resolve supply shortages and manage logistics challenges.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic directions into day-to-day operational purchasing.
• Support RFQ processes and supplier selection via SAP and Coupa.
• Prepare and place purchase orders (POs) and coordinate with Accounts Payable.
• Monitor open orders, backorders, and on-time delivery; expedite urgent needs including AOG.
• Identify opportunities to streamline procurement lead times and digitalise workflows.

Skills

Procurement experience

SAP

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot)

Negotiation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Coupa

SAP

Job description

Location: Brisbane (Pinkenba) or Sydney (Bankstown)

About Us

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space, and related services. With a workforce of 130,000, Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners around. Airbus Australia Pacific (AAP) is the region's largest helicopter business, employing people across multiple locations in Australia and New Zealand. With the largest market share in civilian helicopters, the company supports more than 500 Airbus helicopters and is well recognised as a leading Through-Life-Support provider in military fixed-wing and helicopter platforms.

About the Role

Residing within our Supply function and reporting directly to the Team Lead Operational Buying, you will deliver comprehensive operational procurement services across Australia and New Zealand. In this role, you will execute tactical sourcing activities supporting both Indirect (general) and Direct (aeronautical) categories, working in close collaboration with the Categories & Sourcing team, Accounts Payable, and Logistics to maintain seamless end-to-end supply continuity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Translating strategic directions from Category Leads into day-to-day operational purchasing, consolidating demand to drive scale and efficiency.
• Supporting or managing Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes and supplier selection via SAP and Coupa alongside Sourcing Advisors.
• Preparing and placing purchase orders (POs),
• Collaborating with Accounts Payable to efficiently resolve invoicing, receipting, and pricing discrepancies.
• Monitoring and reporting on open orders, backorders, and on-time supplier delivery (OTD) performance. expediting urgent requirements (including AOG requests),
• Identifying process improvement and digitalisation opportunities to shorten procurement lead times and streamline internal workflows.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will live the Airbus Values, work with passion and determination, and be able to work to tight deadlines in an environment of continuous improvement. You will bring:

• 3 + years of professional procurement, purchasing, or tactical sourcing experience.
• Proficiency in SAP and advanced spreadsheet skills (e.g. VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
• Proven capability in resolving supply shortages, managing logistics challenges, and maintaining strict precision in data entry and order processing.
• Sound commercial acumen, effective stakeholder communication, and strong negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with ANZ Defence Forces and Defence Supply/Inventory Management Systems is advantageous.

Why Us?

We seek to inspire our people to grow so you have the right mindset, behaviours, and skills to thrive and achieve organisational goals. We offer:

• True flexibility, including working-from-home options allowing you to balance career and personal commitments.
• Comprehensive personal development pathways supported by classroom and online learning.
• Formal reward and recognition programmes celebrating your milestones and successes.

Airbus Australia Pacific is committed to diversity in the workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility Requirements:

You must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Baseline Defence security clearance and satisfy pre-employment medical checks, which may include drug and alcohol screening.