Buyer

The Buyer for General Procurement (GP) is responsible for general (indirect) procurement activities in Singapore across all Airbus Divisions under the “One Roof” including Local Sourcing and Operations, and also contributes to regional general (indirect) procurement synergies and strategies. The buyer is responsible to achieve best possible cost savings while ensuring the most beneficial supply base for the company. This includes driving the strategic relationship, the contracting, performance review and improvement of the supply base to meet the Airbus sustainability vision.

The General Procurement spend in the Region is c. 50 million EUR (annual spend volume across the different General Procurement commodities, in the different countries). The Buyer is reporting to the Regional Manager – General Procurement. He/she ensures compliance with the procurement process.

• Act as focal point for local sourcing activities for the assigned Country/Region/Divisions. Perform for the Country/Region, all requests for quotations in a fair competition mode and according to General Procurement (GP) processes.

• Manage complex call for tenders including trans-national projects, according to GP process, negotiating the offers including terms and conditions to ensure optimal conditions for Airbus

• Draft and negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure optimal conditions and mitigate potential risks for Airbus. Manage the life cycle of the contracts with suppliers.

• Raise POs (purchase orders) from customer PRs (purchase request). Ensure deliverables (goods/services) are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality).

• Develop and maintain a strategic and efficient supply chain capable to deliver goods/work-packages (services), matching Airbus requirements and business objectives

• Be the gatekeeper to safeguard Airbus reputation, monitoring regularly that the supply chain meets Airbus sustainability vision including adherence to ethics and compliance, human rights compliance and other Airbus Supplier Code of Conduct principles (SCoC).

• Drive competitiveness and financial efficiency - Identify and optimize bundling opportunities to leverage the buying power of Airbus in the Country/ Region, generate savings and reduce total cost of ownership.

• Lead MFT (Multi-functional teams) meetings with stakeholders for the allocated portfolio of activities, to formulate and implement the procurement strategy aligning with customers’ business needs.

• Drive local for local / local for regional sourcing, apply Global for local contracts where beneficial and required, and contribute to local for global initiatives.

• Report on savings using the GP savings tracking tool and methodology for each Call for Tender.

• Provide rules and process information to the internal customers to guide and ensure correct execution of procurement activities and in compliance to Airbus internal rules.

• Contribute to proactive management of the relationship with internal business partners to ensure target level of customer satisfaction for the Region/Divisions.

• Support the Regional Manager in driving and monitoring change management, to ensure a successful implementation of GP in the region and ensure the buy-in of the internal stakeholders.

• Act as escalation point to the Regional Manager for GP issues, etc.

• Contribute to innovation and digitalization in the procurement process through the deployment of state-of-the-art processes and tools.

• Act as CoC (Centre of Competence) to coach buyers in other locations of the RPO (Regional Procurement Office).

• Support buyers in other locations of the RPO in terms of managing complex tender projects

• Comply with Airbus Singapore management policies

• Adhere to Airbus Singapore management handbook and Airbus Code of Conduct

• Contribute to a positive and inspiring work environment

• Lives Airbus values

• Good communication skills

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Multi-cultural experience and understanding to be able to liaise with stakeholders from all over the world

• Ability to convince/influence and take initiatives

• Team player

• Ability to interface with various departments

• Speak up ability

• Autonomous

• Ability to work with remote teams

• Required: A Degree in Business Administration, Management or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management; 3 to 7 years of experience in the procurement field, preferably in the aviation industry.

• Deep procurement processes knowledge

• Good knowledge of Contract drafting, negotiating and contract monitoring

• Strong negotiation skills

• Good knowledge of spreadsheet skill (Excel or Google Sheet)

• Experience working with multiple stakeholders

• Good presentation skills

• Sense of rigor and analytical

• SAP knowledge would be a plus

• Project management experience would be a plus