Purchasing Manager in Avionics Systems (Communication, Navigation & Surveillance)

Airbus
France
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Procurement & SourcingEducation: mastersSkills: ["Negotiation","Contract management","Supplier relationship management","Stakeholder management","Risk management"]

Lead contract and supplier management for avionics communication, navigation, and surveillance systems within a specialized procurement commodity team. Drive cost optimization through tenders, design-change contractualization, and supplier rating campaigns, while aligning cross-functionally across programs, engineering, supply chain, and customer services. Collaborate with US and Europe suppliers to accelerate innovation and proactively manage supply chain risks, deviations, and transversal change projects.

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Airbus
Airbus
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Purchasing Manager in Avionics Systems (Communication, Navigation & Surveillance)

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Job Summary

Lead contract and supplier management for avionics communication, navigation, and surveillance systems within a specialized procurement commodity team. Drive cost optimization through tenders, design-change contractualization, and supplier rating campaigns, while aligning cross-functionally across programs, engineering, supply chain, and customer services. Collaborate with US and Europe suppliers to accelerate innovation and proactively manage supply chain risks, deviations, and transversal change projects.
Location: France
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage contracts across the full product life cycle to ensure delivery on time, quality, and cost while enforcing compliance.
  • •Align cross-functionally across programs and functions to define and implement the commodity strategy.
  • •Initiate and execute cost reduction campaigns, run international tenders, and secure contractualization of design changes at optimum price.
  • •Collaborate with internal teams and mainly US/European suppliers to accelerate innovations and proactively manage supply chain risks, deviations, litigations, and change projects.
  • •Define and implement aftermarket strategy for the perimeter and manage supplier performance for in-service events.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •5-year degree level in Engineering or Business school.
  • •Negotiation level of English.
  • •Effective contract and international negotiator with proven commercial and contractual background and legal awareness.
  • •Experience in supplier relationship management and procurement (or equivalent experience managing outside stakeholders).
  • •Good technical understanding of aircraft systems (plus) and experience in engineering, programmes, procurement operations, or customer support with efficient project management (plus).
Experience:AerospaceProcurement
Education:Master's
Skills:NegotiationContract managementSupplier relationship managementStakeholder managementRisk management
Languages:English

Company Brief

Airbus
Designs, manufactures, and sells commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense and space systems, and related services worldwide. Airbus is a leading aerospace and defense company delivering integrated solutions for civil and military aviation customers.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Toulouse, France
Founded: 1970
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