Program Buyer - Aerospace Industry

Project overview

Context

As part of a strategic program, you will join a matrix organization and work with numerous transversal functions: Program Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrialization, Quality, Finance, Legal. The mission is international, with regular interactions with the Toulouse teams and project teams based in the United States.

You will work under the responsibility of a senior buyer from the client.

Missions

Expected Deliverables (all written in English)

Working Conditions

• Manage all purchasing activities for the program, from needs definition to supplier contracting
• Gather, analyze, and consolidate stakeholder needs, in line with cost, deadline, quality, and risk management objectives
• Advise and support project teams on acquisition strategies and consultation preparation
• Conduct consultations and supplier selection: consultation documents, commercial and contractual analyses, preparation and facilitation of selection committees
• Prepare and conduct negotiations to obtain the best overall performance conditions
• Manage supplier relationships: monitor commitments, identify risks, develop security plans
• Depending on exchanges with category buyers, carry out operational buyer tasks for consultations and contract execution monitoring
• Prepare decision-making elements for the program's governance bodies
• Purchasing needs mapping and consolidation, purchasing action plan by milestone
• Periodic reporting and performance indicators (costs, deadlines, risks, consultations, contract awards)
• Consultation documents, comparative analyses, recommendation summaries, committee support and minutes
• Negotiation strategies and minutes, contracting summaries
• Supplier risk analyses, mitigation and security plans
• Steering and governance support
• Presence mainly on-site in Toulouse
• Occasional travel to other sites or to suppliers, exceptional travel abroad
• Meetings with different time zones, adaptable hours as needed
• Client IT equipment provided, personal equipment connection to the network prohibited
• Site access clearance required

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Toulouse, France, FR
• Languages: French, English