Supply Chain Team Leader – Coimbra

About the role

Airbus Portugal is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Team Leader to join its growing Supply Chain Management function in Coimbra. You will act as the bridge between strategic leadership and day‑to‑day operations, guiding a local team that supports Airbus’s core business.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Supply Chain Management to execute local strategy and enforce supply chain policies.
• Develop team competencies, identify training needs and foster continuous professional growth.
• Drive process harmonisation, standardisation and continuous‑improvement initiatives across the back‑office ecosystem.
• Support onboarding, ensuring new hires are fluent with global Airbus tools (IT, HR, supply‑chain systems).
• Serve as the local focal point for sub‑commodities and cascade corporate information to the team.
• Oversee daily supplier‑portfolio management, balancing priorities and leveraging digital tools.
• Anticipate operational risks, implement mitigation actions and contribute to business‑strategy definition.
• Monitor team workload, coordinating with Core Country managers for resource planning.
• Build strong relationships with internal customers to resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Assist Heads of Supply Chain on strategic initiatives and process‑improvement projects.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a commercial or industrial supply‑chain/procurement environment.
• Proven team‑management experience, including building teams, conflict resolution and employee training.
• Strong cross‑functional relationship‑building skills and ability to organise multiple complex tasks.
• Full professional proficiency in English; additional languages such as French, German or Spanish are a plus.

Required skills

• SAP (working knowledge)