Senior Strategic Buyer

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Job Description:

Are you ready to manage a multi-million dollar portfolio for a global leader in aerospace? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Senior Strategic Buyer to bridge the gap between local US sourcing and worldwide procurement strategy. In this high-visibility role, you won't just be processing POs—you will be the primary architect of supplier risk mitigation, a mentor to rising procurement talent, and a key negotiator for major equipment contracts. If you have 10+ years of procurement experience and a deep understanding of the aeronautical lifecycle, we want to hear from you.

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.  

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

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