Job Description:

Supplier Development Manager (d/f/m) in Ankara Türkiye

Job Description:

Airbus Procurement has employees from 50 nationalities, present in 9 countries. You will join a multicultural team, internationally exposed, combining technical and business expertise. We are constantly dealing with people, internally through multi- functional teams & externally with our suppliers.

We buy 80 of the aircraft and impact the full Airbus value chain ! At the crossroads of various skills, Procurement acts as a bridge with other professions, offering multiple ways of learning and adding value to the company, placing people at the heart of business success.

The department works on 3 main activities: Supplier Development (Improve processes, where quality, time and cost are our main concerns), Supplier Management (Where we anticipate complex issues, mitigate risks and develop supplier’s capabilities) and Supplier Assessment (Where we ensure our flyable products continuously meet our requirements).

You will be working at our Airbus Türkiye office in Ankara

Your Accountabilities

The job holder is accountable for leading, within and in collaboration with suppliers, complex

projects/missions aiming in sustainably improving the industrial performance of a supplier or a supplier’s site and/or restoring and securing supplier performances.

In his role the Supplier Development manager is accountable for:

• Assessing the industrial maturity and developing suppliers as need be

• Detailing the tactical plan with the various stakeholders, securing the results of the mission according to the objectives and associated roadmap defined and agreed with the internal customer – most likely the SCQM in charge of the supplier

• Defining and implementing improvement plans through leading changes & transformations

• Identifying the necessary competences, building the team with suppliers and Airbus people, developing the skills set of the project team either via “on the job coaching” or with support from other team members to secure plan roadmap milestones

• Representing AIRBUS at the supplier and ensuring Customer’s interests are protected

These complex missions can be linked to:

• Supplier requiring a Transformation in order to prepare future challenges and sustain performance

• Industrial transfer or Complex Recovery having a direct impact on Airbus capability to deliver on Time, on Quality - Structural/Organizational changes - Financial difficulties

Deep understanding of industrial development and strong/diverse industrial background are important assets to succeed in the job as well as practical experience in the core skills of supplier development (APQP, MRP2, Lean methodologies, problem solving) and/or project management.

Intense travel periods and/or long stays in supplier sites may be required depending on the criticality of the project.

Interaction with various stakeholders in procurement, quality, programs, engineering, manufacturing functions is generally involved, both on the Supplier and Airbus sides, potentially including Top Management level.

Your Task :

• Ensuring the ability of suppliers to deliver and perform

• Carrying out (pre-)assessments and/or audits at national and international suppliers

•  Determination of the requirements and suitability of the suppliers for the supply chain

• Support for complex supplier development projects

• Ensuring ad hoc assignments at the supplier&39;s site

• Defining and implementing improvement plans

• Restoring and securing Supplier performances and leading changes & transformations

Your Skills:

• Deep industrial knowledge and and experience in project management

• Very good knowledge of production processes and interest for supply chain

• Very good knowledge and experience in using Lean tools / problem solving techniques

• Shop floor culture and Gemba competences

• APQP

• Experience in Supply Chain Management

• Crisis management experience

• Problem solving techniques

• Capacity to adapt in a volatile world

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills & willingness to learn

• Curiosity & willingness to learn

• Influence others

• Autonomy, Adaptability and Assertiveness

• Fluent in English and Turkish

• Willingness to travel

This position is offered under local conditions.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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