Purchasing Assistant

Airbus; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Modern office

Global, diverse teams

Job summary

Airbus Portugal SA is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to manage ordering activities across several European regions, including Portugal. The role involves PR and PO handling, supplier communications, and operational sourcing within a hybrid setup.

Ideal candidates have experience in supply chain or procurement, strong communication, and the ability to prioritize under pressure, with English fluency and optional knowledge of additional European languages.

Qualifications

• Experience in Supply Chain and/or Procurement is a plus.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Be customer focused and able to prioritize under emergencies.
• Eager to learn and adapt to new tools and change.
• Fluent in English is required.
• French, Spanish or German would be a plus.
• Enjoy a dynamic, multicultural environment with varied tools and products/services.
• Show reliability, rigor and concentration at work.
• Digital acumen is expected.

Responsibilities

• Review of Purchase Requests (PRs).
• Purchase Order (PO) creation / update and follow up of POs.
• Operational Sourcing.
• Service Desk activities for internal stakeholders.
• Maintenance of information records (e.g., catalogues).
• Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Use of SAP (Airbus ERP) and Coupa tools.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Customer focus

English fluency

Digital literacy

Multilingual (French/Spanish/German)

Learning mindset

Reliability & rigor

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join our Airbus GBS!

Responsibilities - your mission

The Procurement Purchasing Assistant manages ordering activities for Procurement Commodities within France, Germany, Spain, the UK and Portugal. This also includes operational sourcing activities following the Procurement processes and strategies.

Essential Functions

• Review of Purchase Requests (PRs)
• Purchase Order (PO) creation / update and follow up of POs
• Operational Sourcing
• Service Desk activities (provide support to internal stakeholders)
• Maintenance of info records (e.g. catalogues)
• Communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders (internal customers, buyers)
• Use of Airbus ERP Systems (SAP)
• Use of other specific tools (Coupa)

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

• Experience in Supply Chain and/or Procurement is a plus
• Communication skills
• Be customer focused, understand priorities = knows how to prioritize in case of emergencies
• Eager to learn to work with new tools / be open to change and to continuous improvement
• Fluent in English
• French, Spanish or German would be a plus
• Enjoy a dynamic and multicultural environment with a lot of different tools and variety of products and services
• Shows a lot of reliability rigor and concentration at work
• Digital Acumen

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world
• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work
• A modern office well connected to public transportation
• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together
• An intense and exciting onboarding exp
• erience

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 Portugal SA

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Entry Level

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.