Buyer for General Procurement
Airbus Aircraft
Date: 6 days ago
City: Sepang
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
The Buyer for General Procurement (GP) is responsible for general (indirect) procurement activities in Malaysia across all Divisions under the “One Roof” including Local Sourcing and Operations, and also contributes to the regional general (indirect) procurement synergies and strategies. The buyer is responsible to achieve best possible cost savings while ensuring the most beneficial supply base for the company. This includes driving the strategic relationship, the contracting, performance review and improvement of the supply base to meet the Airbus sustainability vision.
Company
Airbus Customer Services Sdn Bhd
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Professional
Job Family
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering
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. This information will only be used by Airbus.
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.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
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.
The Buyer for General Procurement (GP) is responsible for general (indirect) procurement activities in Malaysia across all Divisions under the “One Roof” including Local Sourcing and Operations, and also contributes to the regional general (indirect) procurement synergies and strategies. The buyer is responsible to achieve best possible cost savings while ensuring the most beneficial supply base for the company. This includes driving the strategic relationship, the contracting, performance review and improvement of the supply base to meet the Airbus sustainability vision.
- Act as focal point for local sourcing activities for the assigned Country/Region/Divisions. Perform for the Country/Region, all request for quotations in a fair competition mode and according to General Procurement (GP) processes.
- Raise POs from customer PRs. Help to ensure deliverables (goods/services) are in line with the contractual terms (cost, time, quality).
- Manage simple sourcing activities according to GP process, negotiating the terms and conditions of quotations
- For complex sourcing projects, lead and manage call for tenders including trans-national projects, according to GP process, negotiating the terms and conditions of quotations to ensure optimal conditions for Airbus
- Draft and negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure optimal conditions and mitigate potential risks for Airbus. Manage the life cycle of the contracts with suppliers
- Develop and maintain a strategic and efficient supply chain capable to deliver goods/work-packages (services), matching Airbus requirements and business objectives
- Be the gatekeeper to safeguard Airbus reputation, monitoring regularly that the supply chain meets Airbus sustainability vision including adherence to ethics and compliance, human rights compliance and other Airbus Supplier Code of Conduct principles (SCoC)
- Drive competitiveness and financial efficiency - Identify and Optimize bundling opportunities to leverage the buying power of Airbus in the Country/ Region and achieve potential savings.
- Lead MFT (Multi-functional teams) meetings with stakeholders for the allocated portfolio of activities, to formulate and implement the procurement strategy aligning with customers’ business needs.
- Drive local for local / local for regional sourcing, apply Global for local contracts where beneficial and required, and contribute to local for global initiatives.
- Report on savings and other procurement metrics using the GP tracking tools and methodology for each call for tender.
- Support in providing rules and process information to the internal customers to ensure correct and compliant execution of procurement activities.
- Contribute to proactive management of the relationship with internal business partners to ensure target level of customer satisfaction for the Region/Divisions.
- Support the Regional Manager in driving and monitoring change management, to ensure a successful implementation of GP in the region and ensure the buy-in of the internal stakeholders.
- Act as escalation point to the Regional Manager for GP issues, etc
- Contribute to innovation and digitalization in the procurement process through the deployment of state-of-the-art processes and tools.
- Ensure full compliance in procurement process
- Act as CoC (Centre of Competence) to coach buyers in other locations of the RPO
- Support buyers in other locations of the RPO in terms of managing complex tender projects
- Contribute to a positive and inspiring work environment
- Additional task: Support the Regional Manager when delegated, to review and approve POs and contracts. Support the management in recruiting protégé, onboarding new comers and administrative matters.
- Upkeep and live Airbus Values, Leadership Model and Code of Conduct to be exemplary to others and to promote and increase the awareness of Airbus Values, Leadership Models and Code of Conduct.
- Carry out any other task as directed by the superior.
Company
Airbus Customer Services Sdn Bhd
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Professional
Job Family
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering
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. This information will only be used by Airbus.
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.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
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.
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