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Job Description:
Airbus US Manufacturing Facility is looking for a Contracts Manager to join our Final Assembly Line based in Mobile AL.
The Industrial Maintenance organization provides corrective and preventative maintenance across a broad range of installed assets and hand tools within the Mobile FAL. The assets include mechanical and electrical CNC machinery conventional production machinery Jigs and Tools & Single Aisle Final Assembly Lines (both A320 and A220). Asset age ranges from brand new equipment up to 10 years old. The Industrial Maintenance strategy requires enhanced technical support to develop the internal competence to deliver comprehensive asset care.
Reporting to the Director of Industrial Maintenance the Contracts Administrator will be responsible for ensuring service levels and value for money are realised for the contracted Maintenance Service Providers.
Meet the team:
Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information quality control maintenance tasks and health & safety along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.
Your working environment:
Nearby on Airbus Way you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015 the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry is part of Airbus strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.
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 10000 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.
At Airbus we support you to work connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Your challenges:
Primary Responsibilities:
Ensure contractor performance to deliver cost effective asset safety and reliability.
Manage the development and delivery of the contracting strategy ensuring all key stakeholders are fully engaged in the process.
Ensure effective governance including preparation and delivery of commercial summaries for submission to management (reports scorecards etc.)
Maintain a safety first culture in the maintenance team and be a champion for safety.
Manage the preparation and delivery of the business annual budgeting.
Delegated authority for a Non Payroll Budget of $10m (typical).
Create/support a spare parts strategy for our most critical assets within the final assembly line(s)
Maintain budget adherence by controlling spend and effectively managing financial risk and opportunity. Anticipate planned spend and mitigate deviations from budget.
Ensure that service provider(s) costs remain below budget. Track cost performance commit on Year to End cost forecast
each month.
Drive cost savings in contracted services via efficient use of resources challenging custom and practice.
Develop annual budgets aligned to customer demand maintenance strategy and cost reduction requirements.
Protect operational budget from rate changes via considered contracts and commercial levers.
Regularly review processes and procedures to ensure that they are being adhered to and identify and deliver improvements on a continual basis.
Support Procurement in the negotiation of contracts to provide required service levels and value for money.
Develop and maintain long term relationships with key strategic suppliers.
Working with the Maintenance Engineering team drive a high performance culture through the day to day management of the Contracts.
Implement and manage commercial scorecards and performance measurement across the organization delivering improvement in Safety Quality Cost Delivery and People.
Report and forecast business performance with monthly quarterly and annual structured reporting in a Drum Beat fashion.
Conduct Deep Dives where performance gaps or potential performance gaps present themselves and implement changes and controls as the situations dictate.
Maintain compliance with Airbus procedures and practices e.g. Maintenance Procedure (.07) Airbus Operating System Ethics and Compliance and Shape.
Support Director of Industrial Maintenance and Ho Maintenance Engineering in the development of the Maintenance strategy including management of contractors. Align the Commercial Maintenance Strategy with Manufacturing and Procurement strategies.
Working with Maintenance Engineering develop cost of maintenance reduction projects balanced with asset reliability and safety.
Project manage simple low cost refurbishment projects example CapEx business cases.
Provide a single point of contact for the Service Providers and the Internal Customers In terms of delivery and escalation.
Contribute actively to the overall management of the Industrial Maintenance business.
Your boarding pass:
Required:
Four or more years of experience with a Bachelors degree OR
Two or more years of relevant experience with a Masters Degree.
Travel Required: 5% Domestic and International.
General Procurement.
Financial Management.
Physical Requirements:
Onsite: 100%
Vision: Able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens able to read documents reports and engineering drawings.
Hearing: Able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
Speaking: Able to speak in conversations and meetings deliver information and participate in communications. 100% daily.
Equipment Operation (personal computer telephone copies fax machine and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): Able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 100%.
Carrying: Able to carry documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Lifting: Able to lift documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Pushing / Pulling: Able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
Sitting: Able to sit for long periods of time in meetings working on the computer.
Squatting / Kneeling: Able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Standing: Able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
Travel: Able to travel independently and at short notice.
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes but is not limited to Safety Shoes Safety Glasses Hearing Protection Respirators/Masks and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.
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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 Americas Inc.Employment Type:
US - Direct HireExperience Level:
ProfessionalRemote Type:
On-siteJob Family:
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Job Posting End Date: 08.15.2025------
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
