Supply Chain & Quality Manager - Cabin Seat (f/m/d)

Airbus Operations GmbH Werk Bremen; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Bike leasing

Corporate discounts

Flexible hours

Mobile working

Annual leave 30 days

Sabbatical

Job summary

Airbus Hamburg is seeking a Supply Chain & Quality Manager for Cabin Seat to lead quality, compliance, and industrial readiness of global cabin seating suppliers. This role demands proactivity, cross-functional collaboration, and a focus on zero-defect execution in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You will coordinate supplier activities, drive improvement plans, and ensure certifications are met, while promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace at the Hamburg site.

Qualifications

• Engineering or other relevant technical degree.
• Business English; French and/or German an asset.
• At least 4 years in quality, supply chain, procurement or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point to suppliers for operations and contract management.
• Control supplier activities and ensure delivery and quality conformity.
• Implement recovery and improvement plans to ensure compliant delivery.
• Coordinate stakeholders in supplier operations and team performance.
• Manage supplier quality approvals and certifications with stakeholders.
• Lead supplier quality recoveries and RCA-based actions.

Skills

Autonomy

Proactivity

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Risk mitigation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About us

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Job description

In order to support the SCQM Team, Airbus is looking for a

Supply Chain & Quality Manager - Cabin Seat (f/m/d)

Are You Ready to Define the Passenger Experience? When passengers step onto an Airbus aircraft, the first thing they look for, touch, and experience is their seat. Seating is where cutting-edge aerospace engineering meets customer-facing luxury and strict aviation safety.

We are seeking a high-energy, detail-oriented Supply Chain & Quality Manager (SCQM) to take the lead in managing the quality, compliance, and industrial readiness of our global cabin seating suppliers.

If you are a proactive manager who loves the thrill of fast-paced industrializations, custom designs, and zero-defect executions, this is your ultimate career destination!

Your location

You will be working at the largest production site for civil aircraft situated in Hamburg. Its location on the southern banks of the river Elbe includes the option to commute by ferry. Experience the special flair of Hamburg in your spare time where vibrant cosmopolitan culture meets nautic legacy.

Our Benefits for You

• Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
• Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
• Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
• Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
• Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Act as focal point towards the suppliers for operational activities and contract management, and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions..
• Perform an effective control of supplier activities, securing a close understanding of the delivery and quality conformity of the product
• Implement recovery, improvement and development plan in order to secure delivery of the products and services in conformity covering quality, delivery.
• Coordinate the stakeholders involved in the supplier operations management and contribute to the corresponding Multi-Functional or Divisional Team (MFT) Manage/contribute to supplier On Quality On Time (OQOT) performance.
• Manage supplier quality Approval/Authorization, ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Managing suppliers' quality recoveries and following-up of the quality actions plan of the suppliers via root cause analysis (RCA) 9S / PPS problem solving methodologies

Desired skills and qualifications

Key Skills & Competencies

• Autonomy & Proactivity: High degree of autonomy, initiative, rigor, reactivity, and eagerness to learn
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration: Strong cross-functional stakeholder management, effective team spirit, and working beyond functional boundaries
• Communication & Negotiation: Excellent communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills with the ability to resolve conflicts constructively
• Problem Solving & Risk Mitigation: Proven track record in solving quality problems, anticipating and mitigating risks, and managing uncertainty across complex scenarios

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Education: Engineering or other relevant technical degree. Professional Experience: At least 4 years of experience, ideally in Quality, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Production
• Domain Background: Industrial background—specifically in Manufacturing Engineering or Quality—is a strong plus. Experience in Cabin perimeter is highly appreciated
• Languages: Business/negotiation fluency in English; proficiency in French and/or German is an asset

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

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

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.

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.