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* Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) * Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminacio´n (Spanish)
**The Supply Chain Quality Manager at Flexrotor, you will be responsible to secure part deliveries from suppliers on-time and on-quality. You will be supporting the supply chain team with operational supplier management and escalation. This role will be key for the Flexrotor business by helping to secure bought components for production and ramp-up.
Supply Chain and Quality Management: 60%*
• Responsible for On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material: Create and manage short-term recovery plans.
• Responsible for the interface with primary Supplier: Program, Industrial, Supply Chain, and Quality Executives and Senior Management.
• Responsible for analyzing Supplier's production value stream providing feedback on improvement opportunities to de-risk performance to plan.
• Responsible for supplier quality Approval and Compliance: Secure compliance with AIRBUS Quality Management System (QMS) & industry quality standards. Support cascade of AIRBUS Quality requirements and implementation through: Quality Assurance Plan, compliance matrix, and Business Quality Review process.
• Support internal and external audits: Lead Industrial and Product Assessments & Audits.
• Responsible for establishing the Supplier surveillance plan and coordinating AIRBUS participation in order to support the Supplier on on-site activities and within its supply chain. Ensure that the Supplier surveillance plan takes into full consideration all audits and assessments required in support of AIRBUS Production Organization Approval.
• Responsible for ensuring workable end-to-end industrial planning and regular review of Supplier and its Supply Chains’ Configuration Change Notifications, Multi-Sourcing Strategy, and Transfers of Work.
• Delivery & Quality performance, Capital expenditure and ramp-up action checks, recovery plan and Quality Notification eradication and if applicable completion of shop floor GEMBA.
• Support the Industrial Quarterly Review (IQR) process and capacity assessments, proactively participate, anticipate planning / execution risks or opportunities and drive timely action closure.
• Manage multiple, complex Supplier Quality Improvement Projects with AIRBUS and Supplier senior management.
*Supplier and Stakeholder Management: 15%*
• Collaborate with responsible AIRBUS employees across multiple functional organizations in the USA and Europe to secure the On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material
• Work with responsible Flexrotor suppliers to ensure they are implementing the necessary corrective and preventative action plans in a timely manner in support of Airbus targets.
• Consolidate and maintain an outlook of key industrial, supply chain, and quality Risks & Opportunities and drive mitigation plans with the support of the responsible Flexrotor suppliers
• Organize and/or support business and executive reviews (Program Review Meetings, Industrial Quality Reviews, Assessments, etc.) Ensure timely communication to internal stakeholders of responsible Flexrotor suppliers status and risks per above assessments.
*Recurring reports / KPIs / dashboards highlighting progress, mitigated risk and opportunities.
• Integration of Supply Chain activities both with other regional procurement offices and teams.
• Integrated supplier pictures of overall readiness towards required rates and review the Red / Amber during Control Tower and Industrial Reviews.
• Manage deviation to defined industrial targets is managed, communicated to all stakeholders, and corrective actions implemented with Supplier through root cause and eradication methods to mitigate reoccurrence.
• Supplier is in full compliance with all cascaded requirements in support of Airbus Production Organization Approval with any actions from audits and assessments closed in required timescales.
• Lead and close complex, cross-functional improvement projects on-time and with expected benefits achieved.
• Timely revision and update of Airbus & Supplier RASCI / Governance documents as needed.
• Documented improvement in supply chain meeting contractual obligations.
• Feed strategic / decisions to achieve Flexrotor aircraft deliveries in-line with AIRBUS Multi-Functional Team strategy and AIRBUS annual production goals.
• Secure Supplier annual performance improvements in accordance with agreed target letters.
*Other duties as assigned at management discretion Qualified Experience and Training:
*A Bachelor’s Degree in aerospace or industrial engineering, logistics management, or an equivalent experience.
*Degree in a technical field
*Minimum eight years (8) years of experience in the aerospace or automotive industry in industrial planning, supply chain management, quality management, and continuous improvement required.
• Knowledge and expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning, Risk Management, and Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience leading industrial capacity and quality assessments.
*Certified Project Management Professional
• Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt
*Travel Required: *
• 25 % Domestic and International
*Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
*Ability to lead problem definition using a matrix organization and without direct management authority by leveraging communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated capability to adapt and thrive in a high-paced, complex international environment required.
• Excellent people and stakeholder relationship management is essential.
• Ability to produce independent data, analysis, and reporting required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
Proficiency in French, German or Spanish Technical Systems Proficiency:
• Have specific experience with aircraft systems and manufacturing environments.
• Significant experience in Google Suite: Slides, Docs, Sheets, Diagram, Sites.
• Experience in utilizing cloud based information sharing portals.
• Adobe Acrobat
• SolidWorks
• TipQA or other Quality Management Systems
*Supply chain quality managers must routinely evaluate priorities at suppliers and drive decisions to secure part deliveries. SCQM’s also routinely collaborate with managers, customers, suppliers, technicians, engineering and other departments for problem solving and general stakeholder management. Supply chain quality managers priorities will be established by the department management. This position will report to the Head of Quality who will manage principal activity; however, this position is expected to drive action independently of direction and will pro-actively manage and maintain supplier performance. This person will have the flexibility and background to fill in for various inspection vacancies as they occur.
*Is this a people manager? This position is directly responsible for supplier performance Delivery & Quality, which has a direct impact on company profitability and risk prevention. • Has direct contact with internal customers and suppliers during the production process, in the frame of problem prevention
• Has the responsibility for generating/documenting of Non-conforming products, articles, and material to aid in discussion with suppliers, with the aim of improving the overall quality of company products and customer perception
• This position requires a professional individual who is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and personable with a customer and company advocacy mentality
*Onsite or remote: 85% on site or at the suppliers facility
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily. Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and able to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms - daily.
• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools - daily.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools - daily.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer - several times a week.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor - daily.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice - 15% or less yearly.
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces - daily.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
Equal Opportunity: *All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
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.
****US - Direct Hire
*Remote Type:* On-site
*Quality Assurance ------ Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.
* Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) * Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminacio´n (Spanish)
**The Supply Chain Quality Manager at Flexrotor, you will be responsible to secure part deliveries from suppliers on-time and on-quality. You will be supporting the supply chain team with operational supplier management and escalation. This role will be key for the Flexrotor business by helping to secure bought components for production and ramp-up.
Supply Chain and Quality Management: 60%*
• Responsible for On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material: Create and manage short-term recovery plans.
• Responsible for the interface with primary Supplier: Program, Industrial, Supply Chain, and Quality Executives and Senior Management.
• Responsible for analyzing Supplier's production value stream providing feedback on improvement opportunities to de-risk performance to plan.
• Responsible for supplier quality Approval and Compliance: Secure compliance with AIRBUS Quality Management System (QMS) & industry quality standards. Support cascade of AIRBUS Quality requirements and implementation through: Quality Assurance Plan, compliance matrix, and Business Quality Review process.
• Support internal and external audits: Lead Industrial and Product Assessments & Audits.
• Responsible for establishing the Supplier surveillance plan and coordinating AIRBUS participation in order to support the Supplier on on-site activities and within its supply chain. Ensure that the Supplier surveillance plan takes into full consideration all audits and assessments required in support of AIRBUS Production Organization Approval.
• Responsible for ensuring workable end-to-end industrial planning and regular review of Supplier and its Supply Chains’ Configuration Change Notifications, Multi-Sourcing Strategy, and Transfers of Work.
• Delivery & Quality performance, Capital expenditure and ramp-up action checks, recovery plan and Quality Notification eradication and if applicable completion of shop floor GEMBA.
• Support the Industrial Quarterly Review (IQR) process and capacity assessments, proactively participate, anticipate planning / execution risks or opportunities and drive timely action closure.
• Manage multiple, complex Supplier Quality Improvement Projects with AIRBUS and Supplier senior management.
*Supplier and Stakeholder Management: 15%*
• Collaborate with responsible AIRBUS employees across multiple functional organizations in the USA and Europe to secure the On-Time and On-Quality Delivery of Flexrotor purchased material
• Work with responsible Flexrotor suppliers to ensure they are implementing the necessary corrective and preventative action plans in a timely manner in support of Airbus targets.
• Consolidate and maintain an outlook of key industrial, supply chain, and quality Risks & Opportunities and drive mitigation plans with the support of the responsible Flexrotor suppliers
• Organize and/or support business and executive reviews (Program Review Meetings, Industrial Quality Reviews, Assessments, etc.) Ensure timely communication to internal stakeholders of responsible Flexrotor suppliers status and risks per above assessments.
*Recurring reports / KPIs / dashboards highlighting progress, mitigated risk and opportunities.
• Integration of Supply Chain activities both with other regional procurement offices and teams.
• Integrated supplier pictures of overall readiness towards required rates and review the Red / Amber during Control Tower and Industrial Reviews.
• Manage deviation to defined industrial targets is managed, communicated to all stakeholders, and corrective actions implemented with Supplier through root cause and eradication methods to mitigate reoccurrence.
• Supplier is in full compliance with all cascaded requirements in support of Airbus Production Organization Approval with any actions from audits and assessments closed in required timescales.
• Lead and close complex, cross-functional improvement projects on-time and with expected benefits achieved.
• Timely revision and update of Airbus & Supplier RASCI / Governance documents as needed.
• Documented improvement in supply chain meeting contractual obligations.
• Feed strategic / decisions to achieve Flexrotor aircraft deliveries in-line with AIRBUS Multi-Functional Team strategy and AIRBUS annual production goals.
• Secure Supplier annual performance improvements in accordance with agreed target letters.
*Other duties as assigned at management discretion Qualified Experience and Training:
*A Bachelor’s Degree in aerospace or industrial engineering, logistics management, or an equivalent experience.
*Degree in a technical field
*Minimum eight years (8) years of experience in the aerospace or automotive industry in industrial planning, supply chain management, quality management, and continuous improvement required.
• Knowledge and expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning, Risk Management, and Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience leading industrial capacity and quality assessments.
*Certified Project Management Professional
• Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt
*Travel Required: *
• 25 % Domestic and International
*Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
*Ability to lead problem definition using a matrix organization and without direct management authority by leveraging communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated capability to adapt and thrive in a high-paced, complex international environment required.
• Excellent people and stakeholder relationship management is essential.
• Ability to produce independent data, analysis, and reporting required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
Proficiency in French, German or Spanish Technical Systems Proficiency:
• Have specific experience with aircraft systems and manufacturing environments.
• Significant experience in Google Suite: Slides, Docs, Sheets, Diagram, Sites.
• Experience in utilizing cloud based information sharing portals.
• Adobe Acrobat
• SolidWorks
• TipQA or other Quality Management Systems
*Supply chain quality managers must routinely evaluate priorities at suppliers and drive decisions to secure part deliveries. SCQM’s also routinely collaborate with managers, customers, suppliers, technicians, engineering and other departments for problem solving and general stakeholder management. Supply chain quality managers priorities will be established by the department management. This position will report to the Head of Quality who will manage principal activity; however, this position is expected to drive action independently of direction and will pro-actively manage and maintain supplier performance. This person will have the flexibility and background to fill in for various inspection vacancies as they occur.
*Is this a people manager? This position is directly responsible for supplier performance Delivery & Quality, which has a direct impact on company profitability and risk prevention. • Has direct contact with internal customers and suppliers during the production process, in the frame of problem prevention
• Has the responsibility for generating/documenting of Non-conforming products, articles, and material to aid in discussion with suppliers, with the aim of improving the overall quality of company products and customer perception
• This position requires a professional individual who is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and personable with a customer and company advocacy mentality
*Onsite or remote: 85% on site or at the suppliers facility
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily. Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and able to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms - daily.
• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools - daily.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs - daily.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools - daily.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer - several times a week.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor - daily.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice - 15% or less yearly.
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces - daily.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
Equal Opportunity: *All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
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.
****US - Direct Hire
*Remote Type:* On-site
*Quality Assurance ------ Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.