Buyer - Airbus, Filton
Location: Filton (60% onsite)
Hours: 35 per week (4.5 days, flexible between 7am-7pm)
Pay: £26.16/hr PAYE | £35.00/hr Umbrella
Security Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security)
About the Opportunity
Join Airbus's Detailed Parts Commodity team in Filton and play a key role in supplying machined parts to Airbus's global plants and final assembly lines. You'll be part of a friendly, experienced, and supportive team, working on projects that range from components just a few centimetres long to those over 20 metres. This is a fantastic chance to develop your procurement expertise, build supplier relationships, and contribute to innovative supply chain strategies at a time of exciting change for Airbus.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead and Manage Contracts: Act as the main point of contact for your contracts, covering various Airbus commercial programmes. Lead projects, manage supplier relationships, and optimise customer value.
Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with multi-functional teams (Design Office, Programmes, Plants, Quality, Supply Chain) to coordinate all activities related to your parts and contracts.
Ensure Contract Excellence: Monitor and apply contract terms throughout innovation, development, serial, and support phases. Drive quality, support, logistics, and delivery performance, and contribute to improvement plans when needed.
Drive Cost Efficiency: Negotiate contract pricing, support cost reduction initiatives, and update pricing information in SAP. Ensure timely release of purchase orders.
Run Tender Processes: Manage the Call For Tender (CFT) process, gather inputs, and present recommendations to stakeholders.
Shape Procurement Strategy: Help develop procurement and supply chain strategies, bringing innovation to the product portfolio.
Travel: Occasional travel may be required.What We're Looking For
Experience in procurement is desirable, but we welcome candidates with strong business experience and knowledge of procurement processes.
Commercial, contract, or finance knowledge is an advantage.
Strong stakeholder management and internal customer focus.
Basic SAP skills are useful.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to work autonomously, as part of a team, and to lead projects.
Adaptable, customer-focused, and committed to acting with integrity.
Negotiation-level English required.Why Join Us?
Supportive Team: Friendly, experienced colleagues to help you settle in and succeed.
Professional Growth: Opportunities to develop procurement, leadership, and supplier management skills.
Inclusive Culture: We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Flexible Working: Standard hours with flexibility to suit your lifestyle.Ready to take your career to new heights? Apply now and become part of Airbus's journey with Guidant Global