Landing Gear Subcontract Manager

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Frequent travel within UK / and occasionally international

LOCATION: Bristol

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options

Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

Become a part of the Landing Gear Operations Integration Team (1YLI); a diverse and dynamic team, shaping the future of Business Operations. 

Working alongside our engineering community, together we deliver operational management solutions for project & performance management, resource management and people development to enable the Landing Gear engineering domain (1YL) to deliver commitments across all Airbus Commercial Programmes, as part of the Systems Centre of Competence (1Y).
 

As the Landing Gear Subcontract Manager, you will develop our engineering service supplier landscape; steering supplier selection, developing the relationships and driving performance in our suppliers and in the ways in which we engage with them in full compliance with company policies and strategy.
 

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic team members who have an analytical mind and a predilection for improvement.

Activities:

• Leading a multi-functional team to define the Landing Gear offload strategy in line with 1YL make or buy policy and within the overall procurement framework.

• Leading the supplier selection process (Call for Tender) on behalf of Landing Gear domain, building productive relationships with chosen suppliers and managing evolutions of the contract.

• Establishing the 1YL annual and multi-year subcontracting plan and anticipating the feasibility of engineering services suppliers, Airbus extended make and other organisations to meet the capacity and capability needs for the future.

• Demonstrating control of our outsourcing through: 

  • Delivery of the Landing Gear subcontracting plan, providing assurance and analysis of it through the year to internal customers.

  • Assuring adherence to strategic / tactical initiatives including 1YL make or buy policy and the Landing Gear subcontract management processes.

  • Deploying supplier performance monitoring and tracking of resulting actions through 1YL and procurement governance reviews.

• Developing subcontract management processes that enable the delivery of engineering services supplier solutions that meet the needs of 1YL internal business customers, ensuring a continuous improvement approach to our ways of working.

• Ensuring supplier onboarding and offboarding processes are managed by engineering services suppliers in accordance with company pocesses.

• Leading 1YL participation in subcontract related company initiatives or forums, as requested by engineering or procurement functions.

• Participating in 1YL Operational Excellence initiatives / continuous business improvement and supporting the wider Engineering Operations Integration team to develop a more efficient and effective 1YL.

• Ensuring adherence to policies and procedures relating to ethics & compliance and export control regulations, escalating potential issues as part of the Airbus speak up initiative.

• Providing guidance, training and mentoring to our engineering community on our subcontracting ways of working, tools, responsibilities as well as providing them an avenue to escalate issues or concerns.

Key interfaces will include: 1YL Leadership team, 1YL Heads of Group / Task Leaders, Landing Gear Operations Integration Team, Financial Controlling, 1Y Subcontracting network, Procurement, Other Airbus Groups / Divisions and Engineering Service Suppliers.

As a member of our team we are looking for a person who is:

• Agile and flexible in their approach and able to work autonomously

• Enthusiastic, energetic and proactive approach to team working

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills