Primary Responsibilities: 

Operational activities: Responsible for delivering contract management expertise and support to the RPO China.

• Support the Ho Regional Procurement Contracts to implement a contract management engagement to the Procurement commodities which is adapted to the local needs, challenges and cultures whilst remaining consistent worldwide.
• In close cooperation with the Procurement Contract Governance team (PYCG), establish contract templates & policies tailored to the regional needs.
• In close cooperation with the Procurement Contracts teams (PYCx) and the Procurement commodities, support the most critical / strategic Local for Local and Local for Global contract negotiations.
• Create and deliver awareness sessions to the local Procurement communities (including from other Business Units) on contractual matters, using new material & tailored content based on existing PYC material adapted to Regional needs.
• Report on Procurement contractual activities in the Region, delivering appropriate KPIs and other means
• Support the other RPOs, as required.

Prepare the Future - Regional Contract Management excellence, growth and empowerment:

Responsible for championing the deployment of robust and efficient contract management practices within the Region, securing sustainable local contractual knowledge and stakeholders recognition of the executed Transformation

• Leverage the cross-Region view on supplier contract negotiation to optimize conditions for Airbus, aligning regularly with the PYCx teams and the other Regional Procurement Contract Managers in other RPOs as required.
• Contribute to maximizing efficiency within the overall Regional Procurement Contracts community.
• Ensure proactive management of the relationship with internal business partners, including the local commodities, legal support functions and other Business Units as required.
• Contribute to an environment that drives positive change in mindset and/or culture aiming for a performance oriented organization based on robust & efficient contract management principles, which is able to continually evolve with a synergistic way of working based on best practices.
• Contribute to the wider Procurement Contracts transformation initiative.

Decision Making, Complexity:

• The jobholder will be required to validate procurement contracts, prior to their signature by Region management up to and including the HO Region, and covering combined spends amounting to several hundreds of millions of dollars / CNY.
• The jobholder will be required to arbitrate between multiple priorities from different internal customers.
• The jobholder will be required to make contractual decisions with long-term business impact autonomously.

Job Dimensions, Contributions to Success:

• Responsible for the validation of procurement contracts with a combined spend amounting to several hundreds of millions of dollars / CNY.
• Responsible for deploying and maintaining the procurement contracts function in the Region, covering all commodities.
• Primary focal point for procurement commodities in RPO China  for procurement contract matters.
• Participates to Steering Committees and Management meetings at mid to senior level (eg. RPO meetings, PYCx Meetings, Supplier Selection Committees,... )

Education:

• Required: A Bachelors' Degree in Business Administration, Management, Legal, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Qualification in Contracts. Having in addition a qualification in Procurement or Supply Chain Management is a plus.

Experience: 8-10 years of experience in contracts and ideally in the Procurement or Legal fields too, preferably in the aviation industry.

Licensure/Certifications:

• Project Management Certification is desirable
• Any Quality Certifications are desirable

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

• Contract Management
• Negotiation
• Demonstrated ability to work across international boundaries and cultures
• Project Management
• Ability and Flexibility to absorb new issues
• Attention to details, ability to be structured and work in an organized fashion.

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):

• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent people and stakeholder management incl. influencing and negotiating skills.
• Ability to adapt communication level and style to interact and manage at all levels, including senior leadership levels, in the Region
• Fluency in English both written and verbal is required, Chinese language skills would be highly desirable / preferable.

Technical Systems Proficiency: Word (or equivalent), Google workspace. Knowledge of eProc, SAP, Click n Buy is a plus

Travel Required: Regular travel domestically and internationally, ~25%.