Commodity Manager - Engineering Procurement

Job Description: A vacancy for an Engineering Commodity Manager has arisen within Airbus India Procurement Team. The successful applicant will join Engineering Services Commodity - AIOPJ in the General Procurement. We are actively seeking to strengthen our team and are looking for expert or high potential in a field of technology or business relevant to one or more of the focus areas of Aerospace Engineering capabilities (Aerospace Design & Development, R&T, Innovation, Testing, Manufacturing Engineering, Customer Services Engineering, etc.) Responsibilities Global Sourcing Strategic Sourcing - Co-design with global commodity functions and business, Global Sourcing Strategy for Engineering Services & Innovation Procurement – Support Airbus Procurement in creating and formulating the roadmap for Engineering supply chain in India & region. Governance - Define governance plans and track project / relationship health, to coordinate Multi-functional teams, trans-national and / or trans-divisional covering Airbus Group business entities Procurement Marketing - Lead the initiatives to identify market trends, benchmark competitor strategies & supplier landscape. Build sourcing business cases, offshoring / outsourcing models & solutions to contribute from Indian supply chain capabilities to the leadership & management teams. Call for tender Management - Lead & manage cross-functional teams within the framework of local and global procurement projects with relevant & detailed procurement project planning in line with specified cost, quality & delivery targets. Team Management To deliver all commodity activities in the center according to agreed KPIs & manage the day to day operations in his/her perimeter To maintain a core internal team with required skills and competence & manage career aspirations and growth of internal team members Setup healthy and professional environment, foster creativity, innovation and collaboration by engaging team giving due freedom and flexibility at work Enable team members with adequate means to deliver their responsibilities Appraisal and continuous feedback to team members & Ensure appropriate recognition of achievements in the team Provide advice and support to the business, understanding their requirements and guiding them to the most appropriate technology products and services Guide the team to prepare and maintain compelling and executive ready slides for weekly, monthly, quarterly and other ad-hoc executive briefings, reviews and other key meetings with stakeholders Drive compliant Airbus General Procurement processes and ensure supplies apply rules, standards and business practice in accordance with Airbus policies. Accountabilities Achieve yearly business target for the department with respect to business & teams Build & Implement strategy to achieve the defined vision Reporting of the department activities Identification and realization of new business opportunities Formulation and translation of Airbus Procurement vision for the team Adequate communication in both direction of hierarchy Identify opportunities and collaborate with other departments Manage department level risks and escalations Qualifications and Experience Levels Minimum Master’s degree, preferably in fields like Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Business, etc. Minimum 5+ years of working experience in Procurement / Sourcing / Pre-sales with overall up to 14 years of relevant industry experience preferably in Engineering / Manufacturing. Strong in team management with at-least 3 years of experience Offshoring / Outsourcing experience is a plus. MBA is not necessary but would be ideal. Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown. Experience of working closely with suppliers or external vendors. Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements. Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a GIC or GBS. Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, processes, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Candidate is able to / should be Strong lead the business & people, have a passion to develop and mentor people. Have a high level of autonomy but not individualist, able to lead the distributed team from remote. Speak fluently in English Act in ethical manner and shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings Assertive, Resilient, Proactive in contributions to the team management Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate. Convey verbal and written information effectively to all stakeholders (European / Indian) and across multiple levels of hierarchy This environment is an opportunity to learn and grow in a multi-disciplinary environment as procurement, sales and emergent Engineering technologies. You will integrate a team with Engineering Services and procurement skills with a high level of solidarity enabling you to learn and ramp-up quickly. This role will involve some travels both locally and globally for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly. 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. Company: Airbus Group India Private Limited Contract Type: Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido Experience Level: Entry Level / Débutant / Anfänger / Recién titulado Job Family: Sales, Marketing & Commercial Contracts By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. 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. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to . 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