Supply Chain Data Analyst

Airbus; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

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Job summary

Airbus Belfast Limited is seeking a Reporting Analyst in our Ordering team to bridge material logistics with robust financial planning. You will apply data modeling and problem-solving to drive operational efficiency and shape the annual material spend budget.

You'll extract and analyze stock, WIP, lead-time and budget data from MAXIM, BW and SAP to provide timely forecasts and strategic spend insights for senior management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business IT, Engineering, or Business Analytics with 2+ years data analysis experience.
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Access, and SQL.
• Strong root-cause analysis with ability to identify patterns and quantify impact.
• Ability to work unsupervised and solve multi-layered operational problems.

Responsibilities

• Extract and analyze stock, WIP, lead-time, and budget data from MAXIM, BW, and SAP to support financial and production models.
• Provide full visibility of short-, mid-, and long-term material expenditures by tracking variances and updating forecasts.
• Deliver BOM analytics and spend-goal presentations for senior management and multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate across Procurement, Finance, BTS, Contracts and Operations to resolve data issues.
• Lead inventory target settings and contribute to deployment of new material planning systems.

Skills

MS Excel

SQL

MS Access

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business IT / Engineering / Business Analytics

Tools

MAXIM

BW

SAP

SAP S4Hana

Job description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK

LOCATION: Belfast

TYPE: Full time

GRADE: B 7

What's In It For You

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options

Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working

Step into the heart of aerospace innovation at Airbus Belfast, where you will take a key role in bridging the gap between material logistics and robust financial planning. As a Reporting Analyst in our Ordering team, your data modeling expertise and problem-solving passion will directly drive operational efficiency and shape the strategy for our annual material spend budget.

How You Will Contribute To The Team

• Extract and analyze detailed stock, work-in-progress (WIP), lead-time, and budget data from MAXIM, BW, and SAP systems to maintain accurate financial and production models.
• Guarantee full visibility of short, mid, and long-term material expenditures by tracking variances to budget and adjusting forecasts based on production schedules.
• Provide advanced Bill of Materials (BOM) analytics and prepare strategic baseline logic and spend-goal presentations for senior management and multidisciplinary teams.
• Navigate and resolve analytical data complications involving non-Maxim spends and production offloads, acting as a central liaison across Procurement, Finance, BTS, Contracts, and Operations.
• Proactively spearhead inventory target settings and contribute to the development and deployment of new systems to optimize material planning efficiency.

About You

Essential Criteria

• Educated to at least a degree level in a relevant field (e.g., Business IT, Engineering, Business Analytics) AND possess a minimum of 2 years' demonstrated experience using various data analysis techniques.
• Proven expertise managing complex queries and utilizing data analysis/presentation tools, with a strong emphasis on MS Excel and MS Access Database/SQL.
• Demonstrable skill in managing root-cause analysis, identifying patterns, and validating complex data where small percentage deviations yield massive monetary impacts.
• Proven capability to work completely unsupervised and demonstrate highly proactive intuition to solve multi-layered operational problems.

Desirable Criteria

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar analyst or business analyst role.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP S4Hana in a manufacturing or purchasing environment, including developing reporting and KPIs.

Closing date: Applications must be completed and submitted by Tuesday 18th August 2026

Please note that meeting the mandatory criteria listed above guarantees consideration for the role, but does not ensure progression to the interview stage. In the event of a high volume of qualified applications, the selection panel reserves the right to shortlist and progress candidates who additionally meet one or more of the preferential (desirable) criteria.

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

How We Can Support You

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we'll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To 'opt in', just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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 Belfast Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Digital

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