Manager General Procurement

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Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Manager, General Procurement to join our team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

Within the framework of the consolidated North America General Procurement (GP) organization, the Manager is responsible for the local management of one or more entities covering the General Procurement responsibilities as well as being accountable for all General Procurement activities and account management at Airbus Helicopters Inc. The Manager drives the operational compliance to the General Procurement Process and Global strategies supporting the alignment between divisions. The Manager is accountable for and contributes to cross-divisional general procurement activities ensuring due process and bundling opportunities are realized. The Manager is also accountable for cross-functional project management including stakeholder communication related to business-critical general procurement processes and the systems that support them.

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.
Your challenges:

Team Management and Leadership: 30%
•   Responsible for the local management of the General Procurement team at Airbus Helicopters Inc.
•   Perform other duties as assigned and set expectations for the same level of flexibility in less senior team members.
•   Provide leadership, training and coaching to less experienced team members
•   Provide support & input to Key Account Manager to set realistic and achievable goals for the team based on commodity strategy, suggested operational improvements. Procurement & Process Tools Expert: 30%
•   Drive compliance to Airbus General Procurement and related processes through strong communication with internal customers.
•   Resolve general procurement process blockages and recommend solutions to operational and contractual problems.
•   Monitor and, when needed, initiate actions to facilitate timely payment to the supplier minimizing disruption of Airbus processes.
•   Report savings to the Shared Services organization in a timely way through the standard mechanisms.
•   Expert experience in procurement tools (i.e. SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, etc) is preferred.
•   Supports the deployment and awareness of Coupa platform in Airbus Helicopters Procurement Strategy & Commodity Management: 20%
•   General Procurement focal point for Management and Operations for Airbus Helicopters Inc
•   Support Internal Customer (IC) organizations (or teams) and General Procurement in creating and formulating the sourcing strategy by providing data about local suppliers.
•   Work closely with the global General Procurement commodities and drive local multi-functional teams (MFTs) to maximize visibility on procurement planning.
•   Establish and ensure regular two-way communication with key functional and local customers; manage the integration with assigned General Procurement commodities in North America and worldwide.
•  "Local for Global" - Identification of key/niche areas where the company can plan offshoring and manage the complete outsourcing cycle in alignment with commodity strategy. Act as primary procurement contact for these suppliers in alignment with the assigned commodity.
•   Supplier Relationship Management - Responsible for building relations with suppliers of assigned commodity, and identifying new vendors. Drive Sourcing Projects: 20%
•   Lead Commodity Multi Divisional Teams (MDT) in RFP/RFI Process for assigned commodities. Values of projects will vary, but generally up to $500,000 per event.
•  Develop procurement plan and identify opportunities within assigned commodities which support savings program targets at Airbus Helicopters Inc. Escalate blockages to DIrector/Key Account Manager or Regional Director, if needed.
•   Manage the relationship with internal business partners, across multiple Airbus divisions, to achieve target levels of customer satisfaction.
•   Responsible for all Operational and Local Sourcing activities for Airbus Helicopters Inc.
•   Perform "Local for Local" procurement activities in alignment with the commodities' strategy, based on GP terms and regulations.
•   Responsible for creation, negotiation and management of contract terms and conditions and communicated with all stakeholders. Your boarding pass:

Education:

Required:
•   A Bachelors' Degree in Business Administration or a related field is required. Equivalent combination of education and experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree. Preferred:
•   Master's degree or equivalent experience Experience (can overlap):

Required:
•   A minimum of seven (7) years in Procurement or related functions. Preferred experience with an increasingly higher level of authority and accountability.
•   A minimum of three (3) ears in leadership or management roles. Preferred:
•   Experience in shared services.
•   Experience with Airbus process for procuring goods and services. Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Required:
•   Knowledge of Business Case Analysis & TCO Approach.
•   Procurement process and advanced negotiation skill.
•  Project Management - Excellent skills to motivate multi-functional teams in situations of often conflicting objectives (Internal Customer, Supplier, Budget) to perform in-country RFx and procurement projects.
•   Knowledge of North American supplier base and cost structure.
•   Awareness on applicable Laws (labor, IP, international trade).
•   Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a senior executive audience (internal and external)
•   Proven leadership capabilities and team working skills that can be applied in a complex matrix organization
•   Analytical capacities to synthesize large quantities of complex data to generate meaningful insights
•   Capable of living up to the Airbus Integrity Principles, consistently demonstrating ethical leadership behaviors
•   Proactive nature and strong self-initiative in an unstructured environment
•   Ability to identify and solve complex problems and manage conflict
•   Several years of international experience and relationship building capabilities across cultures Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):
•   Fluency in written and verbal English. Fluency in French, German and/or Spanish is a plus. Technical Systems Proficiency:
•   SAP Preferred
•   Google or Microsoft office suite Travel Required:
•   20-25% Domestic and International Citizenship:
•   Authorized to Work in the US Clearance:
•   None Decision Making, Complexity:
•  Manage the relationship with internal business partners to achieve target levels of customer satisfaction for assigned site and divisions. Works closely with the Regional Director of General Procurement and drives local multi-functional teams (MFTs) to maximize visibility on procurement planning.
•   Establish and ensure regular two-way communication with key functional and local customers; manage the integration with General Procurement in North America and worldwide.
•  Direct interface to Airbus Helicopters leaders and key actors engaged in the general procurement process to address their questions and concerns and collect actionable data to improve general procurement processes.
•   Drive compliance to Airbus General Procurement and related processes through strong communication with internal customers.
•   Responsible for the Service Level Agreement fulfilment between Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Americas.
•   Drives change management and culture change to secure adherence to processes and enhanced compliance Organizational information:

This position reports to Director / Key Account Manager Central Region in Wichita, with a dotted line to Ho Procurement AHI.

Direct Reports: Exempt: 2 to 3

Non-exempt: 0

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