Supplier Development Manager (f/m) (H/F)

AIRBUS SAS; Blagnac; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AIRBUS SAS is seeking a Supplier Development Manager to join the Supplier Performance Management team in Toulouse, France. You will lead complex supplier-driven projects to sustainably improve industrial performance and secure operations, collaborating across procurement operations and with suppliers.

Requirements include 10+ years in industry with strong supply chain expertise, Lean and APQP know-how, and advanced project management with shop-floor experience; fluent English and French with

Qualifications

• Background in Engineering, Industrial Management, or Business Management.
• Minimum 10 years of industry experience with strong Supply Chain expertise.
• Proven expertise in Lean practices, APQP tools, problem-solving, and crisis management.
• Advanced project management competencies and strong shop floor (Gemba) experience.
• English and French negotiation skills; travel up to 60% of time.

Responsibilities

• Assess suppliers’ industrial maturity and establish action plans with SCQM teams.
• Drive transformation and improvement plans to achieve roadmap objectives.
• Build project teams, develop key skills, and secure stakeholder engagement.
• Represent Airbus at supplier sites to protect customer interests.
• Ensure long-term sustainability by building supplier autonomy on implemented methodologies.

Education

Engineering, Industrial Management, or Business Management

Job description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Supplier Development Manager (f/m) to join our Supplier Performance Management team based in Toulouse, France.

You will join the Airbus Procurement Operations organization to lead, within and in collaboration with suppliers, complex projects aimed at sustainably improving their industrial performance or securing their operations.

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

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.

Your challenges:

• Assess suppliers’ industrial maturity and establish action plans alongside SCQM teams.
• Drive transformation and improvement plans to achieve roadmap objectives.
• Build project teams, develop key skills, and secure stakeholder engagement.
• Represent Airbus at supplier sites to protect customer interests.
• Ensure long‑term sustainability by building supplier autonomy on implemented methodologies.

Your boarding pass:

• Background in Engineering, Industrial Management, or Business Management.
• Minimum experience of 10 years in industry with strong Supply Chain expertise.
• Proven expertise in Lean practices, APQP tools, problem‑solving, and crisis management.
• Advanced project management competencies and strong shop floor (Gemba) experience.
• Negotiation level in English and French (travel availability up to 60% of time).

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

Company:

AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Classe Emploi (France):

Classe G14

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Supplier Management

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.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

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.