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The company has aircraft andhelicopter final assembly lines across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and has achieved a more than sixfold order book increase since 2000\nPosition Summary: 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.\nEssential Functions:\nReview of Purchase Requests (PRs)\n\nPurchase Order (PO) creation / update and follow up of POs\n\nOperational Sourcing\n\nService Desk activities (provide support to internal stakeholders)\n\nMaintenance of info records (e.g. catalogues)\n\nCommunication with suppliers and internal stakeholders (internal customers, buyers)\n\nUse of Airbus ERP Systems (SAP)\n\nUse of other specific tools (Coupa)\n\n Requirements - our ideal candidate will have:\nExperience in Supply Chain and/or Procurement is a plus\n\nCommunication skills\n\nBe customer focused, understand priorities = knows how to prioritize in case ofemergencies\n\nEager to learn to work with new tools / be open to change and to continuousimprovement\n\nFluency in English and German\n\nEnjoy a dynamic and multicultural environment with a lot of different tools and variety of products and services\n\nShows a lot of reliability rigor and concentration at work\n\nDigital Acumen\n\nBenefits - what’s in it for you:\nDiverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world\n\nA hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work\n\nA modern office at Parque das Nacoes, well connected to public transportation\n\nA motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together\n\nAn intense and exciting onboarding experience\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 Portugal SAEmployment Type:\nPermanent-------\nExperience Level:\nEntry LevelJob Family:\nSupplier Management 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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