Job Description:
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Supply Continuity Manager Specialist in Demand Management Specialist (f/m) to join our Standard Parts Team based in Toulouse, France.
The standard parts perimeter currently covers three main commodities: hardware systems (such as seals, clamps, bellows, hoses, fittings, etc.), hardware structure (including rods, bearings, metallic and plastic items, cabin windows, and more), and fasteners (such as bolts, nuts, and rivets).
We oversee a network of around 500 supplier sites worldwide, delivering parts to all Airbus plants, Final Assembly Lines, as well as to risk-sharing partners and Airbus Group divisions.
Our department is composed of three distinct cross-national teams of Supply Chain Quality Managers, each specializing in its respective commodity perimeter.
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 :
1. Strategic Demand Management & Supplier Demand Monitoring :
Establish and drive Demand Governance: Set up and animate a dedicated governance structure (meetings, processes, reporting) with our key suppliers and internal stakeholders to rigorously monitor and align on the demand signals transmitted to the supply base.
Define and Deploy Supplier Demand KPIs: Design and implement advanced Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specifically to measure the quality, stability, and reliability of the demand received by our suppliers (e.g., measuring volatility in VMI, Forecast Call-Up, or rolling forecast).
Ensure Demand Signal Quality to Suppliers: Analyse demand volatility and implement improvement plans to enhance the clarity and stability of the signal shared with our suppliers, thereby minimizing supplier disruptions.
Propose and implement methods to smooth and stabilize demand signals in collaboration with internal customers (FALs, Plants) before transmission to the supply base.
Act as the interface for demand quality between internal planning teams and the Procurement/Supply Chain teams.
2. Supply Chain Continuity & Crisis Leadership :
Triggered by SCQM, manage specific missions based on supplier weak signals linked to future demand challenges.
Set up the appropriate governance and recovery toolkit: communication pack, executive summary, Line of Balance, priority board between customers.
Organize lesson learnt, improve demand-related detections, and propose preventive and corrective actions.
Strong interactions with the suppliers, SCQM, management lines and customers.
This role will involve frequent travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly (, 1 to 3 days a week, once a month).
Your boarding pass :
Technical Skills & Competences :
Deep knowledge of Demand Management, Demand Planning, and Forecasting methodologies.
Proven experience in S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) deployment or contribution.
Experience in analysing demand volatility and setting up associated KPIs (VMI, Forecast Call-Up, etc.), with a focus on the supplier relationship.
Operation and Supply Chain knowledge.
Advanced Project management.
Familiarity with SAP (ERP) and planning/forecasting tools (e.g., SAP SAC, ARP) would be a plus.
Gemba attitude, seeks for risks & issues at the supplier (Retained from the original offer, still relevant).
Soft Skills :
Strategic & Customer-focused mindset.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex demand data simply.
Stakeholders management & influence: Ability to drive alignment across different functions.
Assertiveness & Decisiveness in a dynamic environment.
Create team spirit.
Ability to structure and synthesize information.
Flexibility in working hours.
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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 SASEmployment Type:
Permanent-------
Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13Experience Level:
ProfessionalJob Family:
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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.