Spare Parts and Inventory Manager

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected] Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination   (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación  (Spanish) Job Description: Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Spare Parts and Inventory Manager to join our team based in Mobile, AL . Reporting to the Contracts Manager, the Spare Parts and Inventory Manager is a strategic role crucial to our maintenance supply chain. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of technical components across the entire Mobile Manufacturing Site. Your primary goal is to balance high service levels—ensuring critical parts are available for both scheduled and emergency repairs—with optimized inventory costs and "value for money" procurement. The Spare Parts Coordinator will have previous knowledge and experience in successfully setting up a spares warehouse to ensure stock accuracy for circa 3000 spare parts servicing approximately 20,000 Industrial assets. Meet the Team: Our Engineers at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility take our aircraft from concept to customer delivery – working with production teams on every aspect of assembly from managing technical information, quality control, maintenance tasks and health & safety – along flowlines and flightlines. Join our team and watch our aircraft come to life. Your Working Environment: On ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond. How We Care for You: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.  Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. Your Challenges: Define, deploy, and manage the Spare Parts Inventory Strategy for the Mobile Manufacturing Site to ensure 100% availability for critical assets. Lead the implementation and administration of inventory control software (CMMS/ERP) to automate tracking and replenishment. Maintain an exhaustive inventory log of all spare parts, including components for CNC machinery, Jigs & Tools, and hand tools across the A320 and A220 lines. Manage the preparation and delivery of the annual business budgeting for Spare Parts procurement and stock holding. Oversee the end-to-end purchasing process for all technical components, ensuring "value for money" and alignment with Contract Manager objectives. Working with General Procurement, conduct "Call For Tender" (CFT) events for high-volume consumables and critical long-lead spares. Asset Lifecycle Management: Overseeing parts from initial technical specification and acquisition through to obsolescence management or refurbishment. Manage the "Rotable" program, ensuring repaired components are tracked, certified for aerospace environments, and returned to stock. Responsible for maintaining accurate digital and physical records for every part, ensuring 100% alignment during year-end financial audits. Coordinate vendor and subcontractor delivery activities to prevent impact to FAL operations and minimize downtime for maintenance teams. Monitor vendor lead times and performance logs to ensure supply chain reliability for emergency "Break-Fix" scenarios. Support the Industrial Maintenance strategy by providing technical data to help develop internal competence in asset care. Analyze and improve service delivery: Recommend and manage initiatives to reduce inventory "dead stock" while increasing fill rates for critical repairs. Forecast future parts requirements by analyzing historical usage trends and upcoming preventative maintenance schedules—KPI Management. Ensure all storage and handling procedures adhere to local and federal safety regulations, as well as specific aerospace quality standards. Develop and track corrective action plans regarding service delivery. Establish efficient routes and transportation schedules. Provide reports to management including, but not limited to, budgeting, deliveries, etc. Additional Responsibilities Responsible for the daily inspections and readiness of spare parts storage areas and automated retrieval systems. Manage all technical documentation, including certificates of conformity, warranty logs, and regulatory compliance records for critical spares. Arrange repairs, refurbishments, and "Core Returns" for rotable components with approved external vendors. Review, approve, and process invoicing for all spare parts procurement and related logistics activities. Support Procurement in the negotiation of contracts to provide required service levels and ensure "value for money" acros