Junior Buyer

Responsibilities - your mission:

• Act as an extended member of the central Procurement function (Direct) for Tactical Sourcing for the assigned scope

• Manage a high-volume scope for ad-hoc sourcing activities

• Source and secure commercial conditions for customers orders and quotes (all product types)

• Manage requests for quotation (RFQ) to fulfill (internal) customers requirements

• Lead review meetings on a particular Material Category to fulfill customers requests

• Identify recurrent root causes and implement corrective actions when required

• Closely collaborate and support in the daily operations relevant Customer Service stakeholders (e.g. Supply officers Product Management Planning)

• Contribute to development optimization and implementation of new tools and processes (digitalization)

• Identify cost saving potentials and realization for short term demands

• Contribute to supplier rating risk assessment and manage deviations by taking appropriate actions to protect Airbus interest

• Manage operational and financial KPIs and reporting and launching actions in case of need

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have:

• The jobholder will have a Procurement background of 2 to 5 years; equivalent experience in sourcing or purchasing operations will also be considered

• Strong negotiation skills with the capacity to drive and monitor cost reduction initiatives or avoidances via supplier engagement

• Easily adaptable to the Airbus E2E Procurement tools (SAP E-Proc Skywise etc.) and will be used to Google suite

• 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.

• A results-oriented professional with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to convince influence and communicate effectively across all levels

• Fluency in English sufficient to fully engage in international collaboration and negotiations.

• Collaborative team player comfortable working in remote and multicultural environments

• Able to travel domestically and internationally when needed.

Benefits - whats in it for you:

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.

• A hybrid working model allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.

• A modern office at Parque das Nações well connected to public transportation.

• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.

• An intense and exciting onboarding experience.