Senior Strategic Buyer

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Strategic Buyer to join our Procurement department based in Grand Prairie,TX. 

The Senior Strategic Buyer develops and leads procurement sourcing strategies and priorities for the Strategic Procurement Department in accordance and in alignment with the Airbus Group Worldwide Strategy.  In addition, this person will manage supplier risk mitigation for the AHI Purchasing Department, supervise contract management including the proposal process and supplier negotiations, and develop, grow and sustain critical supplier relationships..

Meet the team: 

The Procurement team's mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters, playing a major role in generating value and contributing to the overall competitiveness of the company. Our team members ensure on-time delivery and on-quality of equipment and systems, drawing on their expertise in Industrial, Operations & Quality Management, and strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues.  

Your working environment: 

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.  

Your challenges: 

• Develop US local sourcing strategies

• Ensure compliance of the procurement processes all along the program life cycle.

• Define a consistent Procurement Strategy which meets specific objectives in regards to internal customer expectation and to improve customer satisfaction. 

• Distribute requests for proposals to qualified vendors to contend for best value including assessment of price, lead times, quality, etc.

• Down-select once bids are received and select vendor most capable of meeting prime contractual obligations per proposals

• Assess Statements of Work (SOWs) to choose vendors capable of performing work scope

• Work with supply chain quality to obtain historical performance metrics for vendors (for example on-time-delivery (OTD)

• Manage & mitigate supplier risks all along the program life cycle, involving relevant partners to achieve company objectives.

• Handle the supplier relationship

Your boarding pass: 

• Bachelor Degree, Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field

• Minimum of ten (10) years directly related experience within a purchasing/procurement environment, engineering, project management or equivalent and aeronautical environment.

• Minimum 5 years in Contract negotiation

• Knowledge of aircraft parts/equipment and components is required

• SAP experience required – MM-Module preferred.

• Experience in team Mentoring and Leadership

• Leadership

• Call for tender process

• Communicate and Influence

• Compliance Requirements

• Establish contracts

• Generic Supply Chain knowledge operating procedures

• Implement & Manage contracts