Mission & Armament Commodity Manager (d/f/m)

## Your tasks and responsibilities

• Development and implementation of commodity strategies to ensure short- and long-term competitiveness as well as the consistency of all procurement measures for the respective commodity group
• Setting up the supplier landscape for Combat Collaborative Aircrafts and lead national eyes only projects from the procurement side
• Managing sourcing (tenders, RFP, etc.) as well as contract management.
• Independent negotiation of new contracts for strategic suppliers in an agile project environment (simultaneously ensuring project requirements and Airbus processes).
• Conducting market analyses (Global Sourcing, taking offsets into account).
• Building and maintaining long-term supplier relationships.
• Ensuring risk management during a ramp-up phase.

## Desired skills and qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in managing and supporting complex projects within procurement
• University degree (Bachelor's or Master's) in Business Administration, Engineering, or a comparable field of study.
• Profound experience in supplier management/supplier development and the negotiation of complex contracts.
• In-depth practical knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process, from sourcing and contract drafting/negotiation
• Experience in the functional leadership of Sub-Multi-Functional Teams (MFTs) within procurement or similarly demanding project structures.
• Negotiation-level proficiency in German and English (written and spoken).
• Strong ability for targeted communication and moderation across various hierarchical levels.
• Willingness to work in a fast-moving project environment and to find pragmatic, solution-oriented approaches in alignment with established procurement processes.

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation

Posted Nov 01, 2026