Operational Buyer - Supply Function

About the role

Airbus Australia Pacific (AAP), the region's largest helicopter business, is hiring an Operational Buyer within its Supply function, reporting to the Team Lead Operational Buying. The role delivers operational procurement services across Australia and New Zealand, executing tactical sourcing for indirect (general) and direct (aeronautical) categories in close collaboration with the Categories & Sourcing team, Accounts Payable and Logistics.

Key responsibilities

• Translate strategic directions from Category Leads into day-to-day operational purchasing, consolidating demand to drive scale and efficiency.
• Support or manage Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes and supplier selection via SAP and Coupa alongside Sourcing Advisors.
• Prepare and place purchase orders.
• Work with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing, receipting and pricing discrepancies.
• Monitor and report on open orders, backorders and on-time supplier delivery (OTD) performance, and expedite urgent requirements including AOG requests.
• Identify process improvement and digitalisation opportunities to shorten procurement lead times.

Required profile

• 3+ years of professional procurement, purchasing or tactical sourcing experience.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in an environment of continuous improvement, living the Airbus values.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Baseline Defence security clearance and able to pass pre-employment medical checks, which may include drug and alcohol screening.
• Familiarity with ANZ Defence Forces and Defence Supply/Inventory Management Systems is advantageous.

Required skills

• SAP proficiency and advanced spreadsheet skills such as VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Proven ability to resolve supply shortages, manage logistics challenges and maintain precise data entry and order processing.
• Sound commercial acumen, stakeholder communication and negotiation skills.

What we offer

• Flexibility, including working-from-home options.
• Personal development pathways with classroom and online learning.
• Reward and recognition programmes.