Supply Chain Quality Manager - PIACL

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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial is looking for a Supply Chain Quality Manager to join our Procurement department based inOrange County CA.

The position supports: on-time delivery and quality of standard parts from suppliers and their sub-tiers; assessment of the suppliers rate readiness; secures industrial quality performance to support future rates; consolidates the industrial risk outlook and mitigation actions.

This position is based remotely in the Orange County CA or San Diego CA area with travel by car and plane to supplier sites located in the US and in Mexico.

Meet the team:

Airbus Procurement Operations team is made up of cross national teams of Supply Chain Quality Managers Specialists and Leads located in the EU North America & Asia continents. Our mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters playing a major role in generating value and giving 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 positive relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues.

Your working environment:

Located in beautiful Southern California is our satellite office in Newport Beach CA. This office supports our west coast procurement operations. Being just 10 miles from the beach provides a great opportunity to have your lunch al fresco and enjoy the California sunshine.

This position is based remotely in the Orange County CA area or San Diego CA with travel by car and plane to supplier sites.

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 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:

• Work onsite at either of the allocated supplier site minimum 3 days a week

• Ensure maturity and robustness of Suppliers manufacturing and supply chain processes to avoid supply failures

• Drive continuous improvement of Supply Chain related performances for deliveries of supplied products

• Review supplier capacity and capability to secure ramp-up period as well as Airbus industrial objectives (major planning changes ramp down etc.)

• Monitor and analyze performance through Key Performance Indicators and organizing the surveillance of the suppliers through audits assessments recovery plan and mission CID (Corrective Improvement Development) and industrial risks management with internal and external concerned parties

• Initiate and organize suppliers ramp-up capacity and capabilities assessments in order to secure ramp-up or major planning changes

• Monitor major industrial risks major changes (industrial transfers major planning changes) and supporting design changes on an industrial point of view in order to protect Airbus operations

• Initiate and follow recovery plans with Suppliers in case of delivery performances degradation to ensure deliveries are back to Airbus requirements

• Manage Suppliers preventive/corrective action plans so achievements are at the expected level in terms of end results.

• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders such as MFT leaders Programs and Final Assembly Lines (FALs). This includes communication customer / supplier relation & meetings and improvement actions.

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering or similar field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education.

• 8 years professional experience in a procurement operations environment (monitoring auditing developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent.

• Knowledge and expertise of Quality Regulations Quality Core Tools Knowledge Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Practical Problem Solving International Mgmt. system standards Authorities / Regulations / Standards Knowledge of QMS Auditing/Assessing IPCA and CCP tools / Risk Management / Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma) desirable.

• Valid Drivers License

• Green Belt/Black Belt certification CPIM certification (Certified in Production & Inventory Management)

• Authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Salary range based on the required profile: 130000 to 145000/year (including a variable part based on your performance). Information provided as an indication.

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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.

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