Cost Architect - Super Puma Offers (H/F)

Job Description

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Cost Architect – Super Puma Offers (f/h) to join the Finance Department based in Marignane, France. Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

Your future missions

The Cost Architect department provides all cost inputs to complex customer offers and creates reliable cost references for H/C platform and S&S processes. You will be in charge of a Program or Business Activity as a Costing Architect.

• Act as the focal point for Program/Business on Costing quotations.
• Secure a close connection between the customer needs and the costing support provided.
• Lead and manage the costing activity, on quality and on time, providing robust and neutral cost information (e.g., estimation, cost drivers, etc.) to support strategic and operational business decisions.
• Lead the Costing Review of the Offer process to create costing estimates for complex offers and get buy‑in from Programs.
• Prepare and consolidate the cost basis for sales items under tariff; support the Commercial Policy campaigns enabling the simple offer processes.
• Prepare, challenge, and synthesize required assumptions for the production of cost information.
• Compile, deliver, and explain all costing dossiers to stakeholders.
• Secure knowledge management on cost evolution and requests for a given customer.
• Support internal customers in cost target settings and negotiation/buy‑in with stakeholders.
• Support the harmonisation and rationalisation of Costing methods, tools and processes.

Your profile

• Demonstrable technical expertise relevant to the position.
• Extensive experience in Business, Design Office, Procurement, Industry, or Support matters.
• Interest in the financial aspect of things.
• Autonomous and enjoys working within a team.
• Good communication skills are required.
• English: advanced.
• French: mandatory.

We welcome colleagues who can combine technical thinking with finance aspects. You thrive in a diverse environment and take responsibility for your results through contacts with all functions. Your engagement will make it a success!

Employment Information

Employment type: PermanentExperience level: ProfessionalJob family: CostingClasse Emploi (France): Classe G14

Equal Opportunity Statement

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to