Supply Manager for Combat Spain Services & MRO

Airbus; Getafe; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Hybrid work model

On-site canteen

Collective transport service

Retirement plan

Study grants

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space SAU is seeking a Supply Management professional for Services & MRO in the Spain (Madrid area). You will be the internal customer interface with suppliers to ensure demand is covered, deliveries are on time, and costs are controlled across aftermarket and in-service support programs.

The role involves coordinating with internal teams, managing contracts, and driving improvement plans to secure timely delivery of products and services.

Qualifications

• Education: Aeronautical, Industrial Engineering degree, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Export Control, or Aircraft/Component Repair activities.
• Soft skills: Strong communication and negotiation capabilities, proactive risk anticipation and mitigation skills, and adaptability in multicultural teams.
• Languages: Advanced English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• Technical knowledge: Proficiency in SAP (or equivalent ERP), MS Office, and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point towards suppliers for operational activities and contract management.
• Manage material flows to ensure on-time delivery, quality and cost.
• Control supplier activities and understand supplier scope.
• Demand management and ordering.
• Support MRO and Retrofit activities and in-service task forces.
• Provide consolidated forecasts to suppliers.
• Export Control activities and ensure proper classification declarations.
• Invoice management and ensure payment on time.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supply chain

Soft skills

Languages

SAP

MS Office

Google Workspace

Negotiation

Education

Aeronautical engineering

Industrial engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Job Description: An opportunity for a Supply Management (SM) for Services & MRO has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space. The selected candidate will join the Supply Management Services (aftermarket) & MRO team within the Procurement area. This role is accountable within the assigned scope to ensure supplier’s deliveries (spares and repairs for A/C in Service) and to manage internal task force for customer protection. The scope is Combat (mainly Eurofighter) Spain In-Service Support and the SM is the key internal customer interface with the suppliers to ensure all our Customers’ demand are covered avoiding operational impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as focal point towards the suppliers for operational activities and contract management, and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions.
• Actively involved in the management of the material flows in order to ensure that outsourced and purchased products are delivered on time, quality and cost.
• Perform an effective control of supplier activities, securing a close understanding of supplier overall situation and scope.
• Demand management and ordering.
• Missing parts management and implementation of recovery plan with Suppliers.
• Support to MRO and Retrofit activities and all in service task force needed (EF Plateau, Tiger Team, Maturity…).
• Support improvement and development plan in order to secure delivery of the products and services in conformity with the contracts.
• Provide consolidated forecast to suppliers.
• Non conformance management for containment (first closure) and support SCQM in root cause analysis.
• Export Control activities: export licence signature process, support Commodities to get export control classification declaration.
• Invoice management: ensure payment on time.
• Use of ordering cockpit as base to monitor supplier performance.
• Maintain a close communication and coordination with the operational teams at internal customer sites, to ensure the contribution of all relevant functions to the delivery of procured goods or services.

SKILLS

• Education: Aeronautical, Industrial Engineering degree, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Proven experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Export Control, or Aircraft/Component Repair activities.
• Soft skills: Strong communication and negotiation capabilities, proactive risk anticipation and mitigation skills, and high adaptability in dynamic, multicultural team environments.
• Languages: Advanced/Negotiation level in English and Spanish (both written and spoken).
• Technical knowledge: Proficiency in SAP (or equivalent ERP), MS Office, and Google Workspace tools.
• Valuable / Nice to have: Prior experience in the aviation aftermarket, military services, or defense procurement environments.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
• Collective transport service in some sites.
• Benefits such as 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.
• Special rates in products & benefits.

Company: Airbus Defence and Space SAU Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Supplier Management

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