Key Logistics Manager

About the Role

Airbus Helicopters Arabia for Aircraft Maintenance is seeking a Key Logistics Manager to join their team in Riyadh. This contract position requires 5-10 years of experience and involves managing various logistics activities to ensure operational performance and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage physical logistics activities, including performance and improvement control, KPI implementation, and adherence to Airbus Logistics solutions and policies.
• Drive issue resolution through established alert and escalation processes.
• Propose and implement local, short-term improvement initiatives and contribute to End-to-End Logistics Solutions optimization.
• Ensure the quality and quantity of standard distribution means and contribute to infrastructure evolution.
• Assess logistics impacts resulting from short and mid-term planning changes.
• Manage Logistics Provider (LP) contract compliance, ensuring proper application by both the provider and Airbus, budget adherence, and savings.
• Create, challenge, and validate operational scope change requests, work specifications, ad-hoc service requests, and claims.
• Perform technical negotiations on unit prices, volumes, and forecasts.
• Ensure harmonized and agile contract governance to deliver services on time, quality, and cost.
• Develop and deploy ways of working and training to support operations in contract management.
• Calculate and monitor the logistics budget in coordination with Finance.
• Support procurement and operations in contract mechanism implementation and monitoring.
• Implement and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal stakeholders.
• Anticipate, understand, and challenge internal stakeholders’ requests, ensuring the implementation of changes.
• Manage risk with internal stakeholders and Logistics Providers, perform root cause analysis, and develop mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety obligations, including Airworthiness Authorities, Quality, Environment, Health & Safety, and Dangerous Goods.
• Contribute to corporate audits and industrial maturity, planning and executing audits in collaboration with quality teams to address findings.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in logistics management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage physical logistics activities and implement performance controls.
• Experience in managing logistics provider contracts and ensuring compliance.
• Proficiency in budget calculation and monitoring, and technical negotiation.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and safety obligations related to logistics.

Compliance and Integrity

This role requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to acting with integrity. This commitment is fundamental to the company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.