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A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work at the heart of the Airbus' contribution to UK Defence on the exciting A400M Programme. Based in the UK in Oxfordshire, the role directly supports Royal Air Force A400M operations. This is a highly rewarding role that directly supports missions such as the Kabul Airlift, Covid vaccine delivery, medical evacuation and standing A400M tasks across the globe.
Working in the Business Operations Office with senior leaders will allow the successful candidate to experience a dynamic environment that is at the sharp end of the Services part of Airbus. The experience gained in this role will be a springboard to success.
The Head of Operational Excellence and Business Management is looking for talent that can be developed, and the team looks primarily for a positive mindset and attitude, which we believe is super important to the role. If you have the mindset and drive for a challenge, we would love to hear from you and interview you. Then we will allocate a mentor and work with you steadily to be successful in the following role.
The Supply Chain & Governance Technicians reports in the day to day to the Supply Chain & Governance Coordinator and hierarchically to the Head of Operational Excellence and Business Management.
Responsibilities
- Preparing Requests for quotes and ensuring sourcing is carried out in line with the appropriate HMG code and buying policy
- Preparing the Consumables, Expendables and General procurement orders
- Preparing internal purchasing requirements in SAP and MySupply, converting them into purchase requisitions and purchase orders
- Posting Goods Receipts for services and non-consumable items in SAP, and ensuring invoices are paid in a timely fashion
- Monitoring purchase orders raised by EGP UK/PT
- Creating users and profiles in the PVM portal to enable staff to request uniform / PPE
- Creating and maintaining internal records on all purchase requisitions and purchase orders via orderbooks or other recognised methods
- Generating Procurement KPIs and reports
- Acting as liaison between EGP UK and TOP in UK Airbus Support Centre
- Daily contact with suppliers and internal requestors to resolve issues
- Providing input to the definition and implementation of processes and procedures related to procurement activity in the UK Airbus Support Centre
- Supporting the management of suppliers' monthly performance according to the contract in place. (On time, on quality performance/KPIs, launching improvement activities, risk management, mitigation plan)
- Assist finance staff in relation to budgetary control, including providing any necessary data for the preparation of the quarterly procurement plan / forecast expenditure
- Supporting the demand cell in planning and maintaining appropriate stock levels via the optimization of SAP parameters, such as MOQ or SSL
- Release the orders for consumables daily, based on analysing the customer orders, SSL, lead time and cost
- Address late commitments, parked and blocked invoices
- Internal and external reporting of PO/service status
- Addressing delivery and paperwork discrepancies with suppliers
- Supporting the update of Procurement Procedures
- Supporting the team Coordinator with monthly reviews of principal internal budget owners' requirements
- Leading weekly orderbook meetings with consumables suppliers
Skill Set
Essential
- More than 3 years' experience in Procurement/Supply Chain
- Experience of using SAP
- Good knowledge of MS Office tools
- Negotiation level of English both verbal and written
- Good planning and organisational skills
Desirable
- Experience of using MySupply
Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
