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We are now looking for a HO Supplier Financial Analysis at Airbus GBS. The Supplier Financial Analysis Team is at the forefront of securing Airbus's global supply chain resilience. Your mission is to serve as a critical enabler, proactively safeguarding the company against potential financial vulnerabilities and supply disruptions. In a dynamic economic landscape and a context of industrial ramp-ups, you will lead the charge to: Proactively anticipate and mitigate risks by leveraging advanced financial data analysis and market intelligence; Drive Strategic Impact by providing deep-dive financial expertise on a portfolio of 600+ critical suppliers; Act as a trusted Business Partner to the Airbus Procurement community, directly engaging with suppliers' Finance Executives to enable strategic initiatives such as contract renegotiations and critical supplier transformation plans; Contribute directly to the resilience and strategic alignment of the Airbus supply chain.
Job Responsibility:
Serve as the Team Leader for a high-performing group of five Suppliers Financial Analysts, providing day-to-day guidance, setting operational priorities, and ensuring team performance is accurately and timely reported to internal stakeholders
Oversee all HR-related activities for the team, including performance reviews, salary reviews, and professional development planning
Pioneer Continuous Improvement: Spearhead key digital transformation and continuous improvement projects, such as the automation of financial analysis processes and the enhancement of supplier monitoring systems to drive efficiency and effectiveness
Act as the primary liaison between the team and critical stakeholders across the Procurement and Finance functions, ensuring seamless communication and strategic guidance
Conduct Advanced Financial Analysis: Lead the continuous financial monitoring and in-depth analysis of a critical portfolio of private and listed companies. This includes generating expert insights on: Revenue/business trend forecasting
Profitability and cost structure deep-dives
Balance sheet health, capital structure, and indebtedness
Liquidity assessment and cash generation performance
Comprehensive peer benchmark analysis
Executive Engagement: Interact closely with suppliers' finance departments and Executives (including CEO and CFO teams) through Q&A sessions and on-site missions to gather critical information
Strategic Recommendations: Deliver robust, deep-dive analyses and clear, actionable recommendations from a financial risk perspective to inform and support critical decision-making processes
Transformation Oversight: Strategically monitor Supplier Transformation Plans, actively tracking progress against milestones to ensure committed restructuring efforts translate into concrete financial turnaround and stability
Tool Development: Maintain and develop sophisticated financial models and analytical tools utilized across the team to ensure cutting-edge analysis capabilities
Contribute financial expertise and build strategic scenarios to support Procurement Teams in preparing for the Suppliers Financial Risk Committee, including dossier preparation and the identification and assessment of de-risking strategies
Evaluate suppliers' investment capacity and build complex simulations and scenario analyses based on specific industry information and macro-trends, supporting critical decisions like make-or-buy strategies and business combinations
Provide essential financial support to Procurement Teams during crisis management, Request For Proposal selection processes, Merger & Acquisition activities, and other strategic initiatives
Play a key role in knowledge transfer by developing and delivering training to the Procurement community, increasing financial awareness and focusing on core financial metrics and concepts
Requirements:
Master degree in Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis or related discipline
5 years of relevant finance experience
Team management and team organization experience
Financial modeling Knowledge
Good accounting skills and understanding of financial statements
Language Skills: Negotiation level in English and French
Strong analytical skills
Strong Stakeholder Management skills
Strong aptitude for IT tools and data analysis
Ability to present complex financial risks to non financial stakeholders
Team player with entrepreneurial mindset
Good communication and presentation skills
Strong ability to interact and influence
Proficiency in financial platforms and data visualisation, Google tools and Microsoft Office suite
Nice to have:
Knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes will be a strong plus
What we offer:
Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world
A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work
A modern office well connected to public transportation
A motivated and fun crew to grow, build and shape the GBS together