Buyer - General Procurement (Indirect Procurement)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Buyer - General Procurement (Indirect Procurement to join our Procurement Team in Grand Prairie, TX.

In this role, you will ensure that deliverables are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality), negotiate, establish and implement project contracts and ensure continuous commercial relationships with suppliers in order to secure work with the best-in-class suppliers. You will also be responsible for protecting Airbus Group from contractual risks.

Meet The Team:

The Procurement team's mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters, playing a major role in generating value and contributing to the overall competitiveness of the company. Our team members ensure on-time delivery and on-quality of equipment and systems, drawing on their expertise in Industrial, Operations & Quality Management, and strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues.

Your Working Environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Order & Receive Product / Service:  40%

• Review, track and process Purchase Requests, ensuring correct payment terms, HMG and alignment with process.
• Issue Purchase Orders
• Support internal customer issues and training for the ordering process
• Ensure that deliverables are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality).

Drive Sourcing Projects:  25%

• Obtain quotes and perform Requests for Information
• Perform Call for Tenders with mainly regional focus within the scope of the Regional Hub.
• Deliver on initiatives contributing to Airbus Group Savings Programs using the levers of requirements for harmonization/standardization, the challenge of the specifications, volume aggregation, and control of the demand to ensure achievement
• Lead project teams within the framework of regional and/or single-division procurement projects, contribute to the control of the demand, challenge, approve the specifications and run the supplier selection processes within the defined boundaries.
• Negotiate, establish and implement project contracts.
• Monitor savings linked to demand management and procurement performance; contribute to secure and achieve Airbus Group Savings Program commitments.

Procurement Strategy and Compliance:  20%

• Ensure compliance with the procurement strategy defined by the General Procurement Board (GPB) and the Multi-Functional Teams (MFT) within the scope of the Regional Hub.
• Secure long-term alignment of the preferred supplier base with the long-term trans-national and trans-divisional strategic needs of Airbus Group.
• Conduct the procurement process in order to fulfill business needs and provide internal customers with valued services in compliance with the General Procurement procedures and guidelines and with respective commodity strategies and boundaries defined by the Commodity Management Organization, to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Provide the MFT’s and GPB with strategically relevant input to support strategy development.
• Ensure compliance with General Procurement processes.
• Respect and comply with rules and process defined by the Commodity Management organization to ensure correct execution of tactical and transactional procurement activities to full customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to the implementation of new procurement techniques such as e-procurement and e-catalogues, as needed.

Supplier Management:  15%

• Develop and maintain an efficient supply chain capable of delivering goods/work packages (services), matching Airbus Group requirements and business objectives.
• Ensure continuous commercial relationships with suppliers in order to secure work with best-in-class suppliers and protect Airbus Group from contractual risks.
• Support supplier setup process and ensure proper payment terms.
• Follow-up contracts with contract reviews within Airbus Group’s internal customer base and suppliers, based on consistent and factual KPIs, evaluate and improve suppliers’ performance in terms of time, costs and quality.
• Assess suppliers’ overall performance and the impact of weak performance on Airbus Group; and initiate recovery actions when necessary.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Business or engineering school graduate with business and/or procurement knowledge (4 years of related experience can be substituted for degree)
• Minimum of four (4) years in a procurement or commodity-related function.
• Project management skills sufficient to perform procurement projects/call for tenders.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
• Microsoft Word/Excel knowledge
• Authorized to Work in the US

Travel Required:

• 20% Domestic and International   

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A full job description will be provided to candidates whom progress to interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  80% Onsite
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.  Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.  Daily
• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.  Daily
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment.   Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs.  Daily
• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs/5kgs.  Daily
• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.  Occasionally
• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.   Daily
• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.  Occasionally
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.  Daily
• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.  Frequently
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.   Occasionally
• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

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 Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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Job Posting End Date: 03.15.2025

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