Supply Chain and Quality Manager (M/F)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing schemes

Employee savings plan

Employee stock purchase plan (volunt.)

Wellbeing / Health coverage

Job summary

Airbus Operations SAS in Toulouse seeks a Supply Chain and Quality Manager to lead supplier performance, contracts and approvals across manufacturing and product delivery. You will coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely, quality results and drive improvements in supplier development.

The role requires a Bac+5 in Procurement & Supply Chain or related field, with a proven track record in supply chain, quality and operations, plus strong communication in English and French.

Qualifications

• 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 Supply Chain & Quality, Manufacturing/Production Engineering, Engineering, Customer Support, or Operations.
• Sound knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Supply Chain fundamentals (APICS Basics level or equivalent).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with stakeholder management and negotiation.
• Ability to influence and challenge the status quo at all hierarchical levels within supplier management.
• Highly autonomous with strong organizational skills.
• Negotiation level in both English and French.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point towards suppliers for operational activities and contract management.
• Assess suppliers during tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision.
• Manage supply chain & quality aspects of the contract, focusing on On Time and On Quality.
• Oversee supplier quality approvals and ensure certifications in coordination with stakeholders.
• Monitor new product introduction to ensure industrial qualification before serial phase.
• Provide consolidated forecasts to suppliers and ensure capacity.
• Assess supplier capacity, capability & performance and drive supplier development.
• Identify supplier risks and propose mitigation actions.
• Lead short-term recovery plans and supplier performance improvement projects.

Skills

Supply Chain & Quality

Manufacturing/Production Engineering

Engineering

Customer Support

Operations

Education

Master's degree in Procurement & Supply Chain or equivalent

Job description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Supply Chain and Quality Manager (m/f) to join our Flight Control & Hydraulics (PIEA) department based in Toulouse, France.

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.

• Company: Airbus Operations SAS
• Employment Type: Permanent -------
• Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12
• Experience Level: Professional
• Job Family: Supplier Management