Manager, General Procurement

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Manager, General Procurement to join our team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

Within the framework of the consolidated North America General Procurement (GP) organization, the Manager is responsible for the local management of one or more entities covering the General Procurement responsibilities as well as being accountable for all General Procurement activities and account management at Airbus Helicopters Inc. The Manager drives the operational compliance to the General Procurement Process and Global strategies supporting the alignment between divisions. The Manager is accountable for and contributes to cross-divisional general procurement activities ensuring due process and bundling opportunities are realized. The Manager is also accountable for cross-functional project management including stakeholder communication related to business-critical general procurement processes and the systems that support them. 

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:

Team Management and Leadership: 30%

• Responsible for the local management of the General Procurement team at Airbus Helicopters Inc.

• Perform other duties as assigned and set expectations for the same level of flexibility in less senior team members.

• Provide leadership, training and coaching to less experienced team members

• Provide support & input to Key Account Manager to set realistic and achievable goals for the team based on commodity strategy, suggested operational improvements.

Procurement & Process Tools Expert: 30%

• Drive compliance to Airbus General Procurement and related processes through strong communication with internal customers.

• Resolve general procurement process blockages and recommend solutions to operational and contractual problems. 

• Monitor and, when needed, initiate actions to facilitate timely payment to the supplier minimizing disruption of Airbus processes.

• Report savings to the Shared Services organization in a timely way through the standard mechanisms.

• Expert experience in procurement tools (i.e. SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, etc) is preferred.

• Supports the deployment and awareness of Coupa platform in Airbus Helicopters

Procurement Strategy & Commodity Management: 20%

• General Procurement focal point for Management and Operations for Airbus Helicopters Inc

• Support Internal Customer (IC) organizations (or teams) and General Procurement in creating and formulating the sourcing strategy by providing data about local suppliers.

• Work closely with the global General Procurement commodities and drive local multi-functional teams (MFTs) to maximize visibility on procurement planning. 

• Establish and ensure regular two-way communication with key functional and local customers; manage the integration with assigned General Procurement commodities in North America and worldwide.