Airbus

Overseas Supply Chain Quality Manager - Cabin

Airbus • $110K — $130K *
Newport Beach, CA 92660In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering or similar field.
  • Minimum of 6-8 years in procurement operations or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred Master’s Degree in relevant field.
  • Knowledge of Supply Chain and Quality Processes is required.
  • Competence in communication at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

  • Work on-site at supplier locations or Airbus office at least 3 days a week.
  • Ensure supplier processes are robust to prevent failures.
  • Apply quality management techniques for supply chain improvement.
  • Evaluate suppliers for capacity and capabilities for ramp-ups.
  • Monitor supplier performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Manage and initiate recovery plans for suppliers with delivery issues.
  • Facilitate regular performance reviews and ensure corrective actions are taken.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work options.
  • Professional development opportunities through mentoring new hires.
  • Access to training programs.
  • Participation in special projects and stretch assignments.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for various program suppliers and is accountable for ensuring on time delivery and on quality of cabin equipment (Monuments, Floor to Floor, IFE, seats, etc. work packages) for Airbus Aircrafts. The Overseas Supply Chain Quality manager is in daily contact with suppliers and internal customers (located in US and Europe). They draw on their past expertise in Quality Management and strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate Supply Chain issues. The nature of the job requires a high level of autonomy and a good level of soft skills including communication.

Primary Responsibilities:

Supply Chain and Quality Management: 70%
  • Work on-site at either the allocated supplier site or in an Airbus office minimum 3 days per week.
  • Ensure maturity and robustness of Cabin Supplier's manufacturing and supply chain processes to avoid supply failures
  • Utilize best practices and quality management techniques to continuously improve Supply Chain related performances for deliveries of supplied products
  • Assess 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 organize 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
  • Appropriately 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
  • Ensure Suppliers' preventive/corrective action plans are managed and achievements are at the expected level in terms of end results.
  • Prepare and support regular management reviews (PRM, Industrial Senior Management Meeting, Quality Supply Chain Meetings) with suppliers to review regularly delivery and supply chain performances and ensuring that preventive/corrective & improvement actions are continuously undertaken.


Internal Stakeholder Management: 20%
  • 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.


Other Responsibilities: 10%
  • Complete required trainings
  • Special projects and stretch assignments
  • Mentor new hires and support colleagues as needed


Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:

Education:
  • Required: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Industrial Engineering or similar field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education.
  • Preferred: Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar field


Experience:
  • Required: Minimum of 6-8 years professional experience in a procurement operations environment (monitoring, auditing, developing suppliers/operations) or equivalent.
  • Preferred: 10+ years of relevant professional experience. Aerospace industry and/or manufacturing experience


Licensure/Certifications:
  • Required: n/a
  • Preferred: Green Belt/Black Belt certification, CPIM certification (Certified in Production & Inventory Management)

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:
  • Required: Knowledge of Supply Chain and Quality Processes
  • Preferred: Knowledge of Quality Regulations, Quality Core Tools Knowledge, Practical Problem Solving, International Mgmt. system standards, Authorities / Regulations / Standards, Knowledge of QMS, Auditing/Assessing, IPCA+ and CCP tools

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):
  • English (Reading - Speaking - Writing: Fluent/Negotiation)
  • Communicating at all levels within the supplier's organization and Airbus to influence the decision making
  • Ability to summarize complex industrial situations in a clear manner
  • Team Player with excellent communication skills, customer-oriented, problem solving and flexible way of working.


Technical Systems Proficiency:
  • na


Travel Required:
  • 50% Domestic and International

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

Clearance:
  • na


Decision Making, Complexity:

The Job holder will be part of a team and will be able to act autonomously and but operationally driven by the Procurement commodity in Europe. The management support for the Job Holder is US based, as are the suppliers. Most internal customers will be based in Europe. This role will manage complex and high profile suppliers.

Organizational information:

The job holder will be part of the Airbus Americas Procurement team whose internal customer is the Procurement Operations Cabin organization in Europe primarily and all Airbus FALs.

Nature of Contacts:

Involved, negotiation type Communication on a daily basis with internal and external parties

Physical Requirements:

The job content requires the ability to travel via car and airplane. Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and view computer monitor for long periods of time. Requires hearing and vision.

Company:
Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:
US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:
Professional

Remote Type:
Flexible

Job Family:
Supplier Management

About Airbus

Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells civil and military aeronautical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet aircraft of approximately 100 seats; and regional turboprop aircraft and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services. The Airbus Helicopters segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells civil and military helicopters; and offers helicopter related services. The Airbus Defence and Space segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells military aircraft, such as combat, mission, transport, and tanker aircraft; and missile systems, military satellites, and defence electronics, as well as provides defence related services. The company was formerly known as Airbus Group SE and changed its name to Airbus SE in April 2017. Airbus SE was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Blagnac, France.
Learn more about Airbus
Size
135,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2000
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