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Lead Supply Chain Quality Manager (dfm) for Wing Moveables

Airbus


Job Location:

Bremen - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Airbus Commercial in Bremen is looking for a

Lead Supply Chain Quality Manager for Wing Moveables

This newly position combines strategic oversight of a critical Tier 1 supplier Task Force in Spain (and its sub-tiers) with additional hands-on Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) responsibility for another Single Aisle program workpackage entering serial industrialization.

You will manage a scope encompassing CFRP and Metallic detail parts requiring close alignment across Airbus Commercial and other Business Units. You will report hierarchically and regarding Task Force results directly to your Head Of and functionally to the functional team leader for Flaps & Flap Support Structure.

Your location

Bremen is a charming city full of history in the northwest of addition to being one of the countrys greenest cities it offers wonderful sights a rich culture urban flair and culinary delights. Its also a great place for seaside lovers being located just an hours drive from the North Sea coast.

Our Benefits for You

  • Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits such as company pension schemes mobility offers (e.g. bike leasing) or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.

  • Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime) mobile working part-time options job sharing and sabbatical opportunities.

  • Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international group-wide career perspectives.

  • Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses preventive care etc.) canteen and cafeteria and local childcare facilities at selected locations.

  • Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities where exchange mutual support and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Key Responsibilities & Task Force Activities

  • Supplier Interface & Performance: Act as the primary operational interface to manage supplier delivery quality compliance and contractual adherence. Define long-term Supplier Quality Improvement Plans and report on performance.

  • Crisis Management & Recovery: Lead cross-functional sub-workpackages support SCQMs and escalate critical risks. Deploy short-term recovery/de-risking plans and manage overall business continuity.

  • Technical & Industrial Assessments: Execute deep-dive on-site technical maturity gap analyses (PFMEA MSA Control Plans) and incorporate improvements into manufacturing documentation.

  • Ramp-Up & Supply Chain: Assess sub-tier ramp-up readiness execute on-site exercises review inventory buffers/lead times and create critical process mapping dashboards.

  • Serial Industrialization Operations: Secure workpackage operations using applicable methodology to ensure on-time delivery and aggressively reduce non-quality elements.

  • Audits & Assessments: collaborate on the definition planning and reporting herefor

  • Functional Leadership: guide and support SCQMs apply practical problem-solving tools and manage the human aspect of change to embed new ways of working.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

  • Leadership: Proven ability to lead influence and build consensus across cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct authority.

  • Operational Excellence & Crisis Management: Experience steering supplier operations (delivery quality compliance) and leading high-stakes task forces to resolve industrial crises and ensure business continuity.

  • Strategic Mindset: Ability to synthesize complex data identify long-term trends and develop forward-looking strategies aligned with broader business goals.

  • Problem-Solving: Expertise in managing complex cross-workpackage incidents and implementing systemic long-term corrective actions.

  • Collaboration: Strong communication skills to bridge operational and strategic teams while building robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of supply chain quality management and de-risking methodologies. Aerostructure background preferred; knowledge of metallic and composites manufacturing is a plus.

  • Languages: Fluent English mandatory. German Spanish or French is a plus.

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

Company:

Airbus Operations GmbH

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Supplier Management

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Required Experience:

Manager