Digital Sourcing & Vendor Manager

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Job Title: Digital Sourcing & Vendor Manager Location: Bangalore, India About us Ready to embrace a new challenge? Come and join us! A vacancy for a Digital Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Manager has arisen within Airbus in Bangalore. You will join the Digital & Information Management (D&IM) strategic sourcing & software licences governance team in India, whose responsibilities are the Digital & IM sourcing strategy, call for tender & operational contracts and software licence management. As Digital Sourcing & Vendor Manager you will work in collaboration with IM domains and Procurement across Airbus’ divisions, you will contribute to secure the D&IM supply chain for digital services and software while transforming it for preparing the future as one team. About the role According to your interests & career objectives, you will have the opportunity to develop yourself on some (or all) of these activities:
 Implement the D&IM Sourcing Strategy through shaping the Supplier landscape and contributing to Supplier selection
 Drive the operational sourcing/licence management activities including governance boards to foster rationalisation & increase business value
 Define & implement software lifecycle management & operational supply chain monitoring guidelines
 Drive the continuous improvement of our way of working including monitoring of our strategic suppliers performance in collaboration with key stakeholders
 Co-lead major contracts & sourcing multi-functional teams
 Drive software licence compliance & lead audits within Airbus Commercial in coordination with other divisions
 Foster synergies on software lifecycle management & sourcing culture across divisions in Airbus
 Act as focal point for D & IM Domains to provide guidance on all sourcing related activities
This role will involve some travels for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.
About You You are:
 Agile, proactive and inquisitive
 Experienced in leading multi-functional teams with robust stakeholder management skills
 Willing to speak up & able to adjust communication style to all levels of the organisation
You have:
 Business acumen to understand the impact of Digital & IM challenges
 Knowledge of IS/IT processes & digital trends (Cloud, SaaS,..) would be a plus
 Understanding of software lifecycle management, procurement & supplier management processes and Contract management experience would be a plus
 A high level of emotional intelligence as well as good listening and coaching skills
 Negotiation level of English Experience: 8 - 10 years This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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