VIE - Responsable Qualité Supply Chain/Supply Chain Quality Manager

Join Airbus, an international pioneer in the aerospace industry, a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale !

Airbus aims for a better-connected, safer and more prosperous world.

Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international - with roughly 180 locations and 12,000 direct suppliers globally, and 3 Divisions : Airbus Commercial Aircraft, Space and Defence as well as Helicopters.

The Mirabel site located close to the city of Montreal is the headquarter of Airbus Canada. With approx. 2000 employees it is one of the two Final Assembly Lines of the latest Airbus aircraft, the A220. It is as well the site where all key functions of Airbus Canada are located including Procurement and Supply Chain Quality.

Procurement Operations Aerostructures department is looking for a VIE - Manager Supply Chain & Quality. In this regard, you will support Supply Chain Quality activities in Mirabel - Canada.

This VIE can start in October 2023 and will last 24 months.

Tasks and responsibilities:

You will be under the responsibility of a manager who will help you to identify your professional objectives and support you in the development of your skills. You will be part of a team of 25 people securing that the supply chain of the A220 is delivering parts and workpackages on time and on quality. The team is as well ensuring that our suppliers are ready for the upcoming rate increase on the A220 as the production rate will go from rate 6 today to 14 in 2025.

In your role you will act as interface with suppliers for operational activities:

• Assess suppliers during tendering phase and contribute to the selection decision

• Manage/contribute to supply chain & quality aspects of the contract being responsible for On time, on Quality (and on Cost when applicable) performance.

• Manage supplier quality approval

• Ensure that suppliers are compliant with certifications required in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

• Monitor or support new product introduction, Transfer Of Work (ToW), changes, to ensure industrial qualification maturity before serial phase.

• Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development in order to ensure that the supplier is rate capable.

• Identify the supplier industrial risks and propose mitigation actions.

• Work out short term recovery plans.

• Initiate and manage supplier performance improvement projects.

• Report on supplier operational performance.

• Apply the current associated tools to manage all activities related to supplier management.

Skills & Prerequisites:

• First experience in Supply Chain department, ideally within an international group / industry
• Good project management skills
• Knowledge of Industrial and Aerospace Businesses is a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills, capacity to network with various functions / across organizations
• Ability to connect to internal customers, listen, demonstrate value proposal
• Assertiveness towards suppliers, protecting business interests, while being fair and collaborative
• Can do attitude, looking for solutions, bringing people together
• Leadership and autonomy to drive your topics
• Good communication (both written and spoken) skills in French and English, other languages are a plus
• Experience with SAP is a plus

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