Supply Chain and Quality Manager (M/F)

Airbus Aircraft; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Operations SAS in Toulouse seeks a Supply Chain and Quality Manager to drive operational and contractual relations with strategic suppliers. You will ensure On Time, On Quality performance while collaborating with internal teams.

This role requires a Bac+5 and a proven track record in Supply Chain & Quality, with APICS basics knowledge. In this permanent, on-site position, you will coordinate with suppliers to guarantee capacity, manage risk, and lead improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, production, or procurement.
• Proven track record in supply chain and quality.
• Knowledge of Quality Mgmt Systems (APICS basics).
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation.
• Fluent English and French negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point towards suppliers for operations and contract management.
• Assess suppliers during tendering and contribute to selection.
• Manage supply chain and quality aspects of contracts for on-time, on-quality performance.
• Monitor supplier quality approvals and ensure certifications.
• Provide consolidated forecasts to suppliers and manage capacity.
• Identify supplier risks and mitigation actions.
• Lead supplier performance improvement projects and development.
• Present supplier performance at MFT meetings.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure delivery of procured goods/services.

Skills

Procurement

Quality Mgmt

Supplier Mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Languages EN/FR

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Supply Chain and Quality Manager (m/f)

Toulouse, France. At the heart of our industrial performance, you will act as the focal point to drive the operational and contractual relationship with our strategic suppliers. You will guarantee Supply Chain excellence (On Time, On Quality, On Cost performance) while orchestrating strong synergy with our internal teams.

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.

Your challenges

• Act as focal point towards the suppliers for operational activities and contract management and as ambassador of the supplier toward internal functions.
• Assess suppliers during tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision.
• Manage supply chain & quality aspects of the contract, being responsible for On Time, On Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance.
• Manage supplier quality Approval/Authorization, ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor or support new product introduction to ensure industrial qualification maturity before serial phase.
• Provide consolidated forecast to suppliers and ensure that suppliers will have the required capacity. - Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development.
• Identify the supplier industrial risks and propose mitigation actions.
• Work out short term recovery plans.
• Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects, set long term development targets together with the suppliers and in coordination with the Supplier Development Team.
• Contribute to the annual Supplier Evaluation Development (SED).
• Present the situation of the supplier on operational performance (KPIs, assessments..) during MFT meetings.
• 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.

Your boarding pass

• Master's degree (Bac+5) in Engineering, Production Engineering, Business School, or University with a specialization in Procurement and Supply Chain (or equivalent).
• Proven track record in one or several of the following fields is essential: Supply Chain & Quality, Manufacturing/Production Engineering, Engineering, Customer Support, and Operations.
• Sound knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Supply Chain fundamentals is essential (APICS Basics level or equivalent).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a strong ability in stakeholder management and negotiation.
• Ability to influence and demonstrate assertiveness; capable of challenging the status quo at all hierarchical levels within supplier management.
• Highly autonomous with strong organizational skills.
• Negotiation level in both English and French.

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 Operations SAS

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Supplier Management

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