Proposal Specialist

Proposal Specialist
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

We are now recruiting a Purchasing Manager for one of our Procurement teams in Portugal.

Responsibilities - your mission:

Business Operations Management

• Lead the Purchasing Team as a Purchasing Manager by fostering motivation and
  - being, addressing challenges, communicating the GBS management strategy, and inspiring personal and professional development
• Validate recommendations and lead implementation on Purchasing and Procurement policies and procedures
• Analysing and resolving escalated back office issues related to Purchasing applications
• Support and define strategic planning for both immediate and future needs, in line with overall GBS Strategy
• Validate and lead update department standard operating procedures
• Escalation level for highly confidential and/or highly sensitive process related issues
• Reporting:
• Present KPI's to customer and stakeholders to display process performance
• Propose mitigation actions with GBS Customer and other stakeholders
• Perform benchmarks with similar companies as Airbus in all countries
• Lead process projects
• Translate the Airbus strategy into meaningful objectives within your area of responsibility
• Contribute to increasing Airbus profitability by securing the business in the short, mid, and long term

Supplier Management and Monitoring

• Lead the monitoring of stakeholders and implement actions to improve performance
• Develop SLA lead actions with stakeholders to ensure their performance and customer satisfaction
• Lead review meetings with customers/suppliers
• Serve as the front line of communication with external stakeholders, presenting performance updates and aligning prices

Customer Service and Relationship

• Build and sustain strong relationships with GBS “customers”
• Promote adherence to business rules in accordance with Airbus processes and policies

Project management

• Develop guidance on Purchasing and procurement methodology and seek improvements and new technologies
• Identify
  -
  - class system solutions and analyse with internal Support Functions (ex. IT) its implementation
• Lead and foster implementation of compliance, segregation of duties, and internal controls rules
• Ensure compliance with Finance, Purchasing, and Supply Chain policies and procedures
• Support Management and other related departments in special projects, such as S2P (Source to Pay)
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to minimise the impact of attrition and ensure smooth operations
• Lead the