Direct Shipment Leader (m/f)

Job Description:

Airbus Flight Hours Services (FHS) is seeking a dynamic, high-energy leader to spearhead our Direct Shipment operations.

In this role, you won't just manage a process; you will functionally lead a diverse, multicultural team of ~20 specialists across Asia, the Americas, and Africa. You will be the architect of our direct shipment operations, ensuring that high-value aircraft assets move seamlessly from our customers to our global repair network, keeping our airline partners flying.

 

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

 

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.

• Work / Life Balance:  Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.

• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.

• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects  with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly.    Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges

As the Direct Shipment Leader, you will own the end-to-end performance of our global Direct Shipment activity. Your goal is to balance operational excellence with aggressive growth and innovation.

Strategic Leadership:

• Global Team Management: Lead and inspire a worldwide team of ~20 Direct Shipment Officers located at customer facilities. You will be responsible for their competence development, safety, operational standards and blockage resolution.

• Process Authority: Act as the global referential lead for the activity.

• Scale & Deploy: Drive the expansion of our footprint by deploying new operational cells for emerging customer contracts worldwide.

• Cost & Efficiency: Lead the development of the Direct Shipment activity, including Make/Buy Strategy; Risks and Opportunities Management; benchmarking

Operational Excellence:

• Performance Engineering: Utilize analytics to identify bottlenecks and "drumbeat" recovery actions across the extended enterprise (Suppliers, Logistics, and Airlines)

Transformation & Innovation:

• Digital Evolution: Support in migrating our operations to a brand-new IT backbone (launching 2025).

• Business Growth: Support high-impact projects including M&As, Joint Ventures, and sustainability initiatives to future-proof the FHS ecosystem.

Your Boarding Pass

• We are looking for a seasoned leader who thrives in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.

• You have experience managing remote, international teams and possess the cultural intelligence to lead across multiple nationalities.

• You don't just see data; you see solutions. You can turn complex supply chain analytics into clear, actionable recovery plans.

• The Change Agent: You are comfortable with ambiguity and have a track record of leading teams through IT transformations or organizational shifts.

• The Communicator: You can influence stakeholders at all levels, from shop-floor logistics providers to high-level airline customers.

• Experience in Civil Aerospace Material Management would be highly beneficial.

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

 

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Company:

AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Logistics

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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.