Spécialiste de la chaîne d'approvisionnement et Qualité / Supply Chain Quality Specialist (SCQS)

Do you have experience in aerospace, have worked in manufacturing, supply chain, or quality, and are you looking to grow and develop new skills? This position is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is looking for a Supply Chain Quality Specialist to join our ABPIM team based in Mirabel (Québec, Canada), where you [example: will work jointly with multiple teams (Eng., method, buyer, supply chain agent) and some colleagues at Airbus team based In Toulouse].

You will be part of the ABPIM team responsible for:

• Managing industrial qualification and identify supplier industrial risks;
• Eliminating poor quality at the supplier level;
• Managing from End-to-End technically complex quality issues from detection until the long term corrective action incorporation ( including internal and external stakeholders management, executive presentation and governance management);
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, skills, and performance and contribute to their development.

The team organization is established to promote cross-collaboration autonomously, supporting each other and learning collectively.

Your role as Supply chain quality specialist will be to ensure compliance of the part/site pair in terms of industrial qualification (update of the list of qualified parts), to provide feedback on suppliers' industrial proposals during the call for tender phase, and to serve as the main point of contact with Airbus specialists (Design Office, Materials and Processes) for a given product family.

Your working environment:

The A220 commercial aircraft Programme is headquartered in Mirabel, in the greater Montreal area, where the vibrant city of Montreal is just a stone’s throw away. Known for its peaceful and safe environment, the region offers a high quality of life for younger or experienced professionals and families, perfectly balancing career opportunities and outdoor activities that makes it a truly special place to call home.

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, annual bonus, group insurance plan, pension plan and share purchase plan.
• Work / Life Balance: A hybrid working policy (based on operational needs), on-site cafeterias and a highly competitive holiday policy.
• Wellbeing/Health: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Program, on-site Medical Service, access to a public shuttle service between Laval (Montmorency metro station) and Mirabel, and a carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

Your challenges:

• Manage the supplier industrial qualification through APQP methodology for Transfer of Work projects or New Part Introduction;
• Eradicate non-quality at supplier: coordinate end-to-end dynamic containment with quality conformance teams, challenge supplier root cause analysis and monitor effectiveness of the corrective action;
• Assess the Supplier capacity, capability & performance and contribute to the Supplier development;
• Identify the supplier industrial risks and propose mitigation actions;
• Communicate to Airbus stakeholders (program panel, chief engineer, …) on the progress of investigations and managing impacts in production and in-service in case of retrofit;
• Ensure couple part/site compliance on industrial qualification (Qualified Part List status up-to-date);
• Provide feedback on suppliers industrial offers during Call for Tender phase;
• Be the main point of contact with Airbus specialists (design office, material & processes) for a given product family.

Your boarding pass:

• You have at least 10 years' experience in aerospace, and proven experience in Project management (team management is a plus);
• You have very good knowledge of Industrial and Aerospace Businesses;
• You have a proven background in Supply-Chain managing suppliers;
• Ability to connect to internal customers, listen, demonstrate value proposal;
• Assertiveness towards suppliers, protecting business interests, while being fair and collaborative;
• Can do attitude, looking for solutions, bringing people together;
• English: negotiation level;
• French: negotiation level.

This role may involve some travels for business (worldwide).

Travel Required: Occasional travel within [country] & Overseas

Regular business travels will be expected; consequently you must be willing to travel accordingly.

Travel Required: <45% Domestic and International.

Possible on-call duties during week-ends and/or holiday seasons.

Due to the sector of activity (aerospace), frequent contacts with Airbus entities worldwide, and interactions with suppliers and clients also located across the globe, proficiency in English is required for this position.

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.