Job Description

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional

LOCATION: Site (60 of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

WHAT&39;S IN IT FOR YOU

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP&43;)
Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000&43; E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation
Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100 pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site
Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ&43;, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what&39;s your next change?

Do you thrive on ensuring quality and efficiency at the heart of the supply chain? Join the PIAW team in a critical role within PIAW I where you&39;ll be the key interface with suppliers for high-value components like the Leading Edge, Trailing Edge, and Complex Details across multiple programs. This is your chance to actively shape supplier performance, lead industrial risk mitigation, and drive quality approval and continuous improvement projects, directly impacting on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

On-time, On-Quality, and (where applicable) On-Cost Performance: Serving as the direct operational interface to manage and ensure suppliers meet contractual performance targets.
Risk Mitigation and Recovery: Identifying industrial risks within the supply base and quickly developing short-term recovery plans and proposing long-term mitigation actions to prevent disruption.
Performance Improvement: Initiating and managing dedicated supplier performance improvement projects to drive better results and efficiency across the supply base.

ABOUT YOU

Proven experience in Supply Chain Management, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), or Industrial/Operations Management, ideally within a complex engineering or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships and drive performance improvement through effective influence and project management.
Strong knowledge of quality systems, certification requirements, and industrial risk assessment.
Skilled in developing and executing recovery plans under pressure.
Experience contributing to supplier selection during the tendering phase.

Not a 100 match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered 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 Operations Limited

Employment Type

Permanent

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Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Supplier Management

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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 emsom&64;airbus.com.

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