Project and Operational Buyer

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Job Description:

Airbus Americas Inc is looking for a Project and Operational Buyer - Temp to join our Procurement team.

This role is contingent upon obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals and the successful closing of a transaction which will result in establishing a new Airbus Affiliate in Kinston NC (the Kinston Affiliate). The Project and Operational Buyer would be an employee of the Kinston Affiliate.

Meet the Team:

The Procurement teams mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters playing a major role in generating value and contributing 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 strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues.

Your Challenges:

• Facilitate general procurement transactions to fill business needs and provide internal customers with goods and services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines and with the respective commodity strategies and borderlines defined by the management organisation to the customers complete satisfaction.

• Ensure full compliance of contract storage & data availability in the applicable tools (eProc Click & Source & Click n Buy) for Senior Buyers to prepare for MFTs much more efficiently and Buyers to align operational ordering with contract scope

• Preparation of spend data analysis available for preparation of tendering projects contract amendment negotiations and MFT preparation

• Perform Local for Local procurement activities in alignment with the MFTs strategy based on GP terms and regulations.

• Deliver on initiatives contributing to Airbus Groups Savings Programs using the levers of requirement harmonisation/standardisation challenge of the specifications volume aggregation and control of demand.

• Input new suppliers in the appropriate Airbus system following Airbus guidelines for new suppliers.

• Serve as the daily link to internal customers validating needs adequacy of items to be ordered while maintaining compliance checks.

• Develop a collaborative relationship with the various functions to understand and incorporate quality feedback into contact and negotiations with suppliers.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead & support development and implementation of general procurement techniques and guidelines (e-catalogs/e-brochures etc.) and other site projects where General Procurement will be heavily involved. Regularly communicate with internal customers concerning goods and services processed within general procurement guidelines.

• Maintain cooperative relationships and engage with them in strategic and transactional activities to improve vendor relationships and increase customer satisfaction.

Your Boarding Pass:

• A degree in Business or Engineering or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Project Management Purchasing or Supply Chain Certifications are desirable

• Three or more years of procurement experience

• Project management skills.

• Knowledge of additional functions including: finance operations negotiation and communication skills.

• Demonstrated effectiveness as a participant and leader on a work-focused team.

• Experience working in a manufacturing organisation or a similar quality-focused manufacturing organisation is highly desirable.

Physical Requirements:

• Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens able to read documents reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: Daily able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: Daily able to speak in conversations and meetings deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer telephone copies fax machine and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): Daily able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: Several times a week able to carry documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: Several times a week able to lift documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: Several times a week able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings working on computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: Several times a month able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Daily able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor

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