Global Purchasing Architect - Aerospace Growth

Pure Chase; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Aerospace Group in Toulouse seeks a Global Purchasing Manager to design and drive a global purchasing strategy across sites and programmes. You will coordinate local actions, secure subcontracting capacity, and reduce total cost of ownership while building resilient supply chains on a multinational scale.

You will stay close to shop floors, suppliers and customers, balancing uniform standards with local realities and evolving the function as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial purchasing, aerospace or related sectors.
• Experience in a mid-sized company or equivalent mindset.
• International experience across countries and sites.
• Fluent English and professional French required.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a global purchasing strategy for the group.
• Coordinate local actions and secure subcontracting capacity.
• Reduce total cost of ownership and strengthen resilience.
• Stay connected to shop floor, sites, programmes and customers.
• Spend time on sites and with suppliers, not only in meetings.
• Align practices while respecting local realities where it creates value.
• Build simple, robust standards where they matter.
• Challenge make-or-buy decisions with cost, capacity and risk.
• Focus on TCO and long-term capability.
• Grow with the company as it expands.

Skills

Industrial purchasing

International experience

English fluency

French proficiency

Negotiation skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Pragmatic builder

Job description

Confidential Aerospace Group in Toulouse seeks a Global Purchasing Manager to design and drive a global purchasing strategy across sites and programmes. You will coordinate local actions, secure subcontracting capacity, and reduce total cost of ownership while building resilient supply chains on a multinational scale.

You will stay close to shop floors, suppliers and customers, balancing uniform standards with local realities and evolving the function as the company grows.