Supplier-Development Manager (d/f/m), Donauwörth

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Tasks

• Carrying out recovery, improvement and maturity missions at critical suppliers (especially for military) using best practice standards/tools (LoB, Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, PFMEA, CCP).
• Ensuring that the supplier relationship is established/improved in a sustainable manner, including at the supplier management level
• Holistic and sustainable development of suppliers from the development phase to the series and support phase
• Structured reporting (score card/8D) to internal customers/stakeholders.
• Carrying out assessments in accordance with Airbus Group standards: capacity (CCP/CMA), ramp-up readiness, maturity (Aero Excellence)
• Independent crisis intervention and recovery missions at suppliers to ensure sustainable parts availability/delivery quality
• Commissioning via SLA with clear recovery targets (OTD, OTQ, missing parts)
• Defining action plans within the framework of SQIP (end-to-end process)
• Support with relocations (various production sites, cross-border): risk analysis, action plan, tracking of actions
• Training/coaching of supply chain actors with regard to APQP/quality core tools, assessments
• Participation in the Aeroexcellence expert pool (SCE A Deutschland GmbH)

Profile

• Degree in supply chain, aerospace or similar
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in supply chain management or similar
• Knowledge of project, supplier and crisis management
• Experience in operations management (MRP, APICS/CPIM certification) and APQP
• Experience in relocating work between production sites and/or to other countries, as well as support with capacity assessments
• Very good leadership, communication and conflict management skills
• Assertiveness and diplomacy
• International experience and ability to work in a (transversal) team
• Willingness to travel (approx. 60-80% of the work takes place at the supplier's premises)
• Business fluent in English; fluent in German; French is an advantage
• Knowledge of Industrial suitability and maturity tests is an advantage
• Proficiency in IT solutions (e.g. SAP, Excel, etc.)