Space Program Procurement Lead

Airbus; Madrid; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Crisa seeks a Project Supply Manager to lead procurement activities across Space business programmes, ensuring on-time, on-cost and on-quality procurement of products and services. You will consolidate needs from programmes, coordinate tendering, and manage supplier relationships with a focus on continuous improvement.

You will represent Procurement in front of Programmes and deliver dashboards, cost brochures, and consolidated reporting while collaborating with Product Lines and Projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or finance.
• English and Spanish negotiation level.
• Experience in Procurement and/or Legal and/or Commercial.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating procurement and/or commercial contracts.
• Experience dealing with customers and/or suppliers, interfacing with suppliers' higher management.
• Knowledge of procurement processes: supplier proposal reviews, negotiation, export control, subcontract management, supplier management, change process, invoicing and payment, dispute resolution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure coherence between Programmes and Procurement; define appropriate procurement approach.
• Organise tender evaluation and supplier selection/negotiation per project constraints.
• Coordinate Supply Management functions: Contract Management, Commodity Management, Supply Chain & Quality Management, Supplier Development.
• Ensure procurement processes are applied consistently.
• Prepare cost brochures detailing procurement commitments; align with Product Line/Project when appointed.
• Act as focal point for all products procurement matters with Product Line/Project.
• Coordinate Supply Management functions involved in the process.
• Be the project’s preferred interface to the organization.
• Ensure purchasing processes are applied correctly and consistently.
• Facilitate information exchange and lessons learned between projects.
• Issue consolidated reporting: hardware cost, TCO, non-quality costs, metrics, risks & opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Team spirit

Leadership

Active listening

Education

Engineering degree

Finance degree

Job description

Airbus Crisa seeks a Project Supply Manager to lead procurement activities across Space business programmes, ensuring on-time, on-cost and on-quality procurement of products and services. You will consolidate needs from programmes, coordinate tendering, and manage supplier relationships with a focus on continuous improvement.

You will represent Procurement in front of Programmes and deliver dashboards, cost brochures, and consolidated reporting while collaborating with Product Lines and Projects