Chef de transport externe / Head Of External Transport

Do you have experience in logistics or management, a background in aerospace, and a desire to grow and develop new skills? This position is for you!

The A220 Commercial Aircraft Program is looking for an External Transport Lead to join our Material Control team based in Mirabel (Quebec, Canada), where you will work jointly with the Warehouse and Transport team, also under the Material Control department.

As Heaf of External Transport, you will orchestrate the operational management of incoming and outgoing shipments in strict compliance with international standards. You will also lead the strategy for North American road freight flows by optimizing pricing structures, leading key negotiations, and ensuring rigorous administrative follow-up.

Your Work Environment:

The headquarters for the A220 Commercial Aircraft Program is located in Mirabel, in the Montreal metropolitan area, just a stone's throw from the dynamic city of Montreal. Renowned for its peaceful and safe environment, the region offers a high quality of life for young professionals, experienced practitioners, and families alike—perfectly balancing career opportunities with outdoor activities, making it a truly special place to live.

Because We Take Care of You:

• Financial Benefits: Attractive salary, annual bonus, group insurance plan, retirement plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work policy (depending on operational needs), on-site cafeteria, highly competitive paid time off policy.
• Well-being & Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discount program, on-site medical service, public shuttle service between Laval (Montmorency metro station) and Mirabel, and a carpooling app.
• Personal Development: Career advancement opportunities and numerous training options (a catalog of over 10,000 open-access e-learning courses to boost your employability, certifications, accelerated development programs, national and international mobility).

At Airbus, we help you work, connect, and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexibility in our ways of working to spark innovation.

Your Challenges:

• Cost Optimization & Rate Negotiations: Maximize profitability by negotiating transport pricing structures and major contracts.
• 3PL Partner Management & Performance: Select, negotiate with, and strictly monitor the overall performance of key carriers and third-party logistics providers.
• Data Integrity & Systems Traceability: Accurately maintain logistics databases and ensure rigorous administrative tracking using IT tools.
• High-Risk Strategic Project Management: Demonstrate a strong sense of urgency to manage multiple complex, high-impact financial projects simultaneously.
• Executive Communication & Alignment: Effectively interact with and present strategic or contractual summaries up to the C-suite level.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Contracting: Interpret complex contractual terms and align logistics priorities between internal teams and external clients.

Your Profile:

• Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position and/or in logistics (3PL).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Transport Logistics or a related field (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Business Administration). An equivalent combination of education and directly relevant work experience will also be accepted.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple high-financial-impact and/or high-complexity projects, sense of urgency, strong interpersonal skills, and team spirit.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Strategic analysis capability, operational risk management, and fast decision-making in high-volume/high-urgency environments.
• Project Steering & Operational Excellence: Process structuring, oversight of complex logistics projects, and deployment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Team Leadership & Management: Demonstrated ability to engage, mentor, and develop cross-functional teams in a performance- and accountability-driven environment.
• Budgetary Management & Cost Optimization: Rigorous development, tracking, and control of logistics and transport budgets; variance analysis and operational profitability optimization.

This position may involve business travel worldwide, including occasional travel to Mobile and Toulouse.

This position involves frequent business travel; as such, you must be able to travel accordingly. On-call duties during weekends and/or holiday periods may be required.

This role requires awareness of all potential compliance risks and a commitment to acting with integrity—values that form the foundation of the company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.

Don't seem to match 100%? Don't worry! Airbus will support you in finding the position that best aligns with your skills and aspirations.

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