Airbus Atlantic - Commodity Lead Buyer - Cabin & Pilot Seats (All gender)

Job description

Job Description:

At the Airbus Atlantic site in Rochefort, the Cabin Interior and Pilot Seats Business Lines design and manufacture, respectively, premium passenger seats for airlines and all cockpit seats for Airbus aircraft and a number of helicopters.

Within these Business Lines, the Purchasing team is in charge of managing the hundred or so suppliers who contribute to these products, with a constant concern for economic ambitions and operational excellence on a daily basis. The entity is divided into 2 teams, one focused on "Commodities" for the series and after-sales activities of cabin and pilot seats, the other focused on "Programmes" for these same activities.

As part of an internal mobility, we are looking for a Commodity Lead Buyer, reporting to the "Commodities" team.

Main tasks :

The Commodity Lead Buyer is responsible for all supplier relations for the Commodity(ies) for which he/she is responsible. In this capacity :

He/she defines the purchasing strategy for the Commodity in line with the strategy of the Cabin Interior and/or Pilot Seats Business Lines.

He/she defines the panel policy related to the commodity and participates in actions aimed at developing new sources; he/she validates the creation of new suppliers.

He/she is responsible for the contractual relationship with the suppliers of his/her commodity, both in terms of drafting, negotiating and signing contracts (NDA, LOI, MSA, WPA), and in terms of regularly monitoring the parties' commitments.

He/she ensures that his/her commodity participates in achieving the company's economic objectives, in particular by proposing supplier assignments that comply with programme objectives and by driving the competitiveness plans and purchasing gains specific to his/her commodity.

Based on the data provided by the Program Lead Buyers (PLB), and in accordance with the implemented RASCI, he/she participates in calls for tender in order to propose a choice of suppliers in line with his/her purchasing strategy, his/her panel policy and the objectives of the programme concerned.

He/she provides support for the negotiation of procurement conditions for series and after-sales spare parts and repairs according to the Key Business Terms After Sales (price logic, scales, MOQ). He/she updates the systems (SAP) in accordance with these terms (series and after sales).

He/she manages the supplier relationship in its Commodity; he/she is the guarantor of supplier performance in terms of Quality, Costs and Deadlines, in conjunction with the Supply Chain teams of the Business Lines.

He/she participates in the company's decisions on the dynamic classification of suppliers; and participates in the follow-up of the associated action plans with suppliers.

He/she leads supplier contract reviews with the support of stakeholders, negotiates progress plans and price changes, manages supplier claims and penalties and ensures that suppliers' contractual commitments and legal obligations (REACH, Export Control, etc.) are met.

Within the framework of the RFP (Request for Proposal) and for his/her commodity, he/she communicates data enabling a response to a consultation.

He/she ensures a watch on his/her market for his/her portfolio.

Profile required:

Education & technical :

General engineering school, option Purchasing.

General multi-commodity knowledge (machining, sheet metal, composites, plastics, electrical systems, equipment).

Legal knowledge and ability to negotiate the drafting of a contract.

Computer skills :

Office tools (Office suite / Google Workspace)

SAP

Languages: French and English fluent (minimum B2).

Personal skills:

Autonomous, rigorous, structured, resilient.

Sense of commitment and respect for milestones.

Team spirit.

Strong ability to convince in a demanding environment.

Able to provide a clear summary to his/her hierarchy and to his/her interlocutors.

Able to manage pressure and allocate priorities.

Able to step back from files to judge how much energy to devote to them.

Ability to negotiate economic, legal and contractual issues.

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 Atlantic

Contract Type:
Permanent

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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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