Strategic Sourcing Manager

Toulouse, Occitanie, France | SC - Supply Chain | Full-time | Partially remote

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Airbus has always been a worldwide leader for spacecraft design and manufacturing but developing satellites for large constellations demands revolutionary approaches.

With, Airbus Constellations Satellites, a 100% Airbus Defence SAS subsidiary, Airbus innovates across design, production, and assembly to dramatically optimise costs for high-performance space applications.

Indeed, its subsidiary Airbus Constellations Satellites is pioneering new value propositions in space through the design of low-cost, ultra-high performing satellites at high volumes. With the more than 600 OneWeb satellites launched, Airbus Constellations Satellites is the first and one of the only satellite manufacturers in the world to complete a telecommunications satellite constellation.

Starting from a strong heritage of traditional geostationary satellite assembly methods, we implemented a unique assembly line in Toulouse (France) and in Merritt Island (USA) and a groundbreaking procurement supply chain.

Based on this heritage, Airbus Constellations Satellites developed the ARROW platform to adapt it in a variety of Low Earth Orbit missions including communications, Earth observation, M2M/IoT, maritime, and aero applications Our ability to iterate on satellite design and launch new satellites in quantity faster than ever before secures our competitive advantage in spacecraft production. We have leveraged resources and expertise across the entire company to rise to the constellations challenge and will provide satellites to government and commercial customers in several countries and are strongly involved in defining and developing future constellation projects.

We offer meaningful work in a healthy working environment which is focused on mobility, networking and work-life balance and are committed to cultivating and preserving our culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We ensure a competitive compensation package that reflects our high regard for our people.

Reports to Strategic Sourcing Team Leader

Your Mission

As a Strategic sourcing manager, you will be accountable for supporting the commodity strategies in order to ensure short and long-term competitiveness and ensure consistency on all Supply chain actions for the commodity. 

 

Your Day-to-Day

You will interface with Supply Chain Project Managers (SCPM) & Supply Development Managers, Heads of Procurement, Programs/Proposals/Product Development, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Airbus Procurement 

  •  Set up Sourcing Strategy with the team in the domain you will be allocated and in line with:  

  • The company policy and business strategy (from leadership team) 

  • Sales and business development (from Programs & Product Development) 

  • Supplier operational performances map (from Supply Chain) 

  • Market Assessment and innovations (from networks & survey data) 

 

Maintain a Commodity Multi-Functional Team (MFT) network with following targets: 

  • Sourcing Strategy alignment 

  • Improvement / Competiveness contribution 

  • Infuse supplier competition 

  • Initiate targeted supplier development 

 

Develop structured relationships with suppliers for strategic matters: 

  • Lead Supplier Evaluation and Development 

  • Maintain regular Business Meetings with key suppliers, coordinated with the Supply Chain Project Managers (SCPM)  

  • Network efficiently and regularly and build solid relationships with suppliers 

 

Survey & Intelligence

  • Maintain product and service knowledge database 

  • Suppliers in the market 

  • Buyers/competitors in the market 

  • Market trend 

  • Set-up ID-card for contracted suppliers

  • Develop together with MFT a comprehensive Technology Road Map aligned with customer roadmaps and requirements

  • Share openly the market and product information collected with internal stakeholders

  • Anticipate industry’s changes and developments  

Sales support

  • Maintain a database to provide reliable and consistent quotations (price, schedule, risk) as an input to AOS various proposals 

  • Lead the collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space when appropriate 

  • Lead the tender and supplier selection process  

  • Conduct benchmarks and RFIs 

  • Conduct  RFPs & TEBs with the MFT 

  • When required, closely work with Supply Chain Project Managers to gather, understand and challenge major changes to contract 

  • Support competitiveness plan 

  • Endeavour to be involved in our customer proposal meetings 

  • Lead and contribute to actionable strategies with timelines for business implementation driving early sourcing and re-sourcing decisions 

 

 This position is based in Toulouse, France. Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Team Leader  

 

Your Profile   

Personal skills:

Key Procurement/Sourcing/Project Skills:

  • Ability to understand and anticipate  where the market is moving and influence this movement. 

  • Innovative, paying attention to customers’ requirements, interested in new technologies. 

  • Strong knowledge in contract negotiation and supplier development and relations 

  • Experience at executive level in presentations and communication. 

  • Technical/Engineering background. 

  • Proven cost, price & value analysis skills. 

  • Knowledge in mass production constraints (in space applications, automotive, aeronautics, semi-conductor etc.)

  • Previous experience in equipment procurement would be a plus. 

Life at Airbus Constellations Satellites

You’ll be working with bright and driven colleagues from different industries, countries and backgrounds who are all united in one common goal, challenging and supporting each other to make Constellations Satellites successful.

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"This position may require obtaining export licenses or other regulatory authorizations or being eligible for such authorizations by the recognized authorities."

 

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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