Proc. Ops - Wing Business Operations Manager
13 hours ago
Manchester
Job Description: SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance LOCATION: Filton (60% of your working week must be office based) TYPE: Full time. What's In It For You • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more, • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, • Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities, • Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, • Operational Interface & Crisis Management, • Act as the primary operational interface with strategic suppliers, driving the execution of supply chain activities and ensuring alignment with internal production schedules., • Proactively identify, alert, and rapidly escalate critical risks, operational bottlenecks, or delivery disruptions to relevant internal stakeholders. Own the deployment of immediate short-term recovery and de-risking plans to maintain continuity., • Own the methodology deployment and execution of Crisis Management at high-risk suppliers and critical projects to secure immediate delivery sustainability. Develop trust with supplier leadership to diagnose and resolve organizational/process failures quickly., • Performance, Reporting & Coordination, • Rigorously apply current tools to manage and report on overall supplier operational performance, providing timely, data-driven insights to leadership on critical KPIs and potential disruptions., • Coordinate effectively with key internal stakeholders (e.g., SCQMs, SCQS, Engineering, Manufacturing) on all operational supplier topics, providing guidance and critical support during acute periods of instability., • Support and Drive Executive meetings with the suppliers in crisis and interact with professionalism and respect with the Top Executives of the AIRBUS suppliers., • Transformation and Sourcing Input, • Drive the implementation of continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN, Problem Solving, 9S) and tools at supplier sites, focusing on immediate process stability and quality reliability., • Assess supplier capabilities during the tendering phase specifically for operational stability and risk, contributing expert insight to the final supplier selection and the operational/quality clauses of the contract., • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field., • Proven progressive experience in Supplier Quality, Operations Management, or Supply Chain Development within a complex, high-stakes manufacturing environment (e.g., Aerospace, Automotive)., • Proven, hands-on expertise in leading and resolving supplier operational crises and deploying formal recovery plans under severe time constraints., • Master’s degree or relevant professional certification (e.g., PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt)., • Prior experience with recognized quality and assessment frameworks (e.g., IPCA+, CCP, SEP, AS9100)., • Demonstrated experience in managing supply chains for direct materials (production parts). #YESPOST