Procurement Project Manager; Position

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Job Description:

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Procurement Project Manager (Contract Position) to join our team based in Mobile, AL
. You will be part of a team supporting Airbus projects and operations across the North America region. The role is part of the Airbus Americas Strategic Procurement team and is based in Mobile, Alabama, reporting to the Director, Flying Parts Procurement. The Procurement Project Manager is responsible for coordinating Procurement and Project Management activities in support of FAL ramp-up initiatives, the Mobile industrial ecosystem, and key transformation programs.

This position ensures the delivery of smooth, sustainable procurement project execution while fostering strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The role leads the Procurement workstream within cross-functional projects, driving effective regional and global coordination between Flying Procurement organizations and other business functions.

Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life.

Nearby on “Airbus Way” you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry and is part of Airbus’ strategy to meet growing customer needs in the United States and beyond.

Project management (70%)

• In the frame of the FAL Ramp-Up, Mobile Ecosystem and Transformation, this position holder will interface and coordinate with locally and globally positioned stakeholders involved in the assigned scope of activities.
• May be involved in projects led by other departments and will have to manage priority conflicts with a logical, organized approach.
• Full management and accountability across a number of projects, including interdependencies, through the full lifecycle of a Programme/Product.
• Propose, develop and apply programme/product strategy towards customers.
• Escalate, as needed, any issues that require Senior Management input/decisions to ensure project progress is maintained.
• Ensure that all programme/projects targets (product quality & delivery schedule, financial objectives, including Profit & Loss) are met.
• Design and implement a progress report for each project under management, using Airbus reporting tools.
• Ensure the accuracy and consistency of reporting and provide intelligence on data to Procurement management and identify opportunities/risks.
• Responsible for delivering successfully all projects.

Procurement Process, tools & best practice driver: (30%)

• Support the Strategic Procurement Director in Mobile to drive compliance to Airbus processes through strong communication with internal customers.
• Support the Regional Procurement Manager in Mobile to drive change management in the frame of his/her activities.
• Support the Regional Procurement Manager in Mobile resolving procurement process blockages and recommend solutions to operational and contractual problems.
• Organize and run compliance and best practices awareness to procurement/internal customer communities.
• Support resolution of procurement tools blockages (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle).
• Support local tools deployment.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (MS preferred) or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and…