Supply Chain Quality Manager M/F Microwave Instruments for SpS

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working when possible

Life insurance

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Canteen on-site

Résumé du poste

Airbus Defence and Space Getafe (Madrid) is seeking a Supply Chain and Quality Manager to procure satellite payload equipment for Telecoms, Navigation, Earth Observation and Space Exploration programmes.

The role focuses on supplier management, contract execution, and ensuring quality and timely deliveries across complex programmes, with travel up to monthly.

Qualifications

• Requires engineering degree in Electronic, Space/Aerospace or similar.
• Experience in supply chain, quality, project management or engineering.
• Fluent in English; additional languages a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to once or twice a month.

Responsabilités

• Acts as focal point towards suppliers for operational activities and contract management.
• Ensures quality and on‑time deliveries by managing milestones and reviews.
• Leads progress meetings, gate reviews, changes, deviations and waivers processes.
• Supports development phases to ensure industrial qualification before serial phase.
• Controls supplier activities and understands supplier scope.
• Manages internal and external stakeholders related to suppliers.
• Handles product assurance aspects with suppliers such as non-conformity management.
• Assesses supplier capacity, capability and performance.
• Initiates supplier performance improvement projects for long-term targets.
• Contributes to tender assessments and supplier selection.

Connaissances

Supply Chain

Quality management

Project management

Engineering background

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Space systems knowledge

English fluency

Multilingual (Spanish/French/German)

Formation

Engineering degree in Electronic, Space/Aerospace or similar

Description du poste

Job Description

An opportunity for an Supply Chain and Quality Manager to procure satellite payload equipment for our Telecoms & Navigation, Earth Observation & Science and Space Exploration programmes has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid).

Responsibilities

• Acts as focal point towards the suppliers for operational activities and contract management and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions
• Ensures on Quality, on Time deliveries to protect business operations, by managing milestones, product life cycle reviews and deliverables coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manages the equipment supplier(s) and ensure a good contract execution.
  • In a recurring phase, the SCQM will lead the progress meetings, gate reviews (KO, MRR, TRR, TRB/DRB) , changes, deviations and waivers processes, non-conformities, etc ...
  • In a development phase/new product introduction, the SCQM will be a key support to the Development Responsible to bring key knowledge of industrial & manufacturing needs, constraints and supplier maturity, with the aim of ensuring industrial qualification maturity before serial phase
  • Performs an effective control of supplier activities, securing a close understanding of supplier overall situation and scope.
  • Manages relevant stakeholders in respect to their supplier, both internally (Programme line project team, technical authorities, engineering, Product Assurance, Supply Chain, ...) & externally
  • Manages and performs some of the product assurance aspects with the supplier, such as non-conformity management process
• Assesses the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and identify the industrial risks
• Initiates and manages supplier performance improvement projects to set long term development targets
• Contributes to Assessment of suppliers during tendering phase and to the selection decision
• Lives the AIRBUS values and be a role model for Ethics and Compliance in day to day relationship with supplier

Skills

• Engineering degree in Electronic, Space/Aerospace or similar
• Experience in Supply Chain, Quality, Project management or Engineering
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• High organizational and motivational skills
• Knowledge of Space Systems, satellite electronics, radar/ RF Payload and or manufacturing of payload equipment are a plus
• Business fluent in English; fluency in French, German or Spanish is a plus

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.

The job holder must be able to accommodate a reasonable amount of travel for business needs (up to once or twice a month).

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

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 Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Supplier Management

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