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This position manages systems procurement for all ADS platforms, including UAS and FCAS, providing a unique and wide vision of current and future business. You will develop structural relationships with well-established worldwide suppliers (such as Honeywell, Thales Aerospace Communications) and lead Multifunctional Teams (MFT) with members from Engineering, Finance, PMO, and Quality. It is an exciting time to join a transnational, digital, and highly impactful procurement team that maximizes synergies to continuously improve and deliver results.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nThe main tasks of the jobholder will be:\nEstablish, implement, and monitor a robust Commodity strategy for your perimeter, ensuring a deep understanding of the market, cost drivers, global pricing, and technology evolution.\n\nLead and coordinate the Sub-Commodity Multi-Functional Team (MFT) to safeguard successful management, secure lines, and enable value-for-money proposals.\n\nManage supplier relationships, risk assessments, supplier financial analysis, and supplier-related development programs (such as SED and Vendor Management).\n\nDrive to conclusion bids, tenders, and supplier selection processes, including making or buying business cases.\n\nLead negotiations and set up contractual agreements with suppliers, covering both existing contract management and new long-term contracts to meet program expectations.\n\nContribute to Procurement and Value Creation projects aimed at delivering synergies, cost savings, and fostering innovation.\n\nSKILLS\nIs your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to knowing you:\nEducation: Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or an equivalent discipline.\n\nExperience: At least 5 years of experience in activities that have allowed you to acquire sound skills and knowledge in Procurement, Engineering, Services, or Project Management.\n\nTechnical knowledge: Proven ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risks. Knowledge of SAP is highly valued.\n\nSoft skills: Excellent negotiation, persuasion, and relationship-building skills. Proven experience working in matrix environments with successful stakeholder and conflict management. Ability to empower and motivate others.\n\nLanguages: Negotiation level of English.\n\nWHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AN AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?\nAt Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:\nVacation days plus additional days-off along the year.\n\nAttractive salary.\n\nHybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.\n\nCollective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.\n\nBenefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.\n\nOn-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.\n\nPossibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.\n\nExcellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.\n\nOption to access special rates in products & benefits.\n\nThis 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.\nCompany:\nAirbus Defence and Space SAUEmployment Type:\nPermanent-------\nExperience Level:\nProfessionalJob Family:\nSourcing, Buying and Ordering By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.\nAirbus 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.\nAirbus 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 .\nAt Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. 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