FHS- Repair Manager (M/F)

Job Description

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Repair Manager (f/m) to join our Repair Management team based in Toulouse, France. You will be part of a team developing essential Component Exchange programs for major airlines worldwide. As part of the Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) team, you will manage FHS customers’ critical situations involving Repair Suppliers, ensuring that suppliers deliver on time, at cost, and with quality through strong, stable relationships.

Toulouse is a dynamic city in the southwest of France, served by an international airport. It is a global capital for aeronautics and European capital for space research, located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains.

How we care for you

Financial rewards: Attractive salary, success and profit‑sharing schemes, employee savings plan, and a voluntary employee stock purchase plan. Work‑life balance: Extra days‑off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, and a staff council offering social, cultural, and sporting activities. Well‑being/Health: Complementary health insurance (disability, invalidity, death) and on‑site health services, concierge, gym, and car‑pooling application. Individual development: Unlimited access to e‑learning courses, certifications, expert career paths, accelerated development programmes, and national and international mobility.

We support flexible working arrangements to foster innovative thinking whenever possible.

Your challenges

COST

• Challenge and validate suppliers’ commercial quotations in line with procurement guidelines (flat rate, Time & Material, Power‑By‑the‑Hour).
• Create justification dossiers to recharge customers in case of Customer‑Induced Damages (CID).
• Contribute to achieving the global FHS repair cost target.

LEAD TIME

• Ensure suppliers repair and deliver parts on time according to contractual obligations.
• Identify root causes of delays, prioritize AOG and critical customer requests.

QUALITY

• Organize regular conference calls and meetings with suppliers to address open issues and repair status.
• Manage backlog, data reconciliation, and ensure suppliers respect technical standards (SB, upgrades) and certification (EASA, FAA, CAAS).
• Manage quarantines on parts returned from the shop.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Contribute to continuous improvement and problem solving within Repair Operations, collaborating with the method and tool team to guarantee data quality in the system.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

• Act as the main point of contact for the operations desk, organise on‑site supplier visits, challenge performances that do not meet required levels, and work in a widely international environment with colleagues in Europe (Toulouse, France), Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), and the USA (Miami).

Your boarding pass

• +5 years experience in Supply Chain.
• Negotiation skills, results‑oriented, able to work with short deadlines in a fast‑changing environment.
• Team spirit, leadership, good communication skills, and an international mindset.
• Technical background to challenge quotations and use the CMM (Component Maintenance Manual) alongside negotiation skills.
• Maintenance Part 145 knowledge (plus).
• Required English negotiation level (spoken, written, influencing).

Career Development

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Company

Airbus SAS

Employment Type

Permanent – Classe F12 (France)

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Supplier Management

Equal Opportunity

Airbus is committed to 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. We will never ask for any monetary exchange as part of the recruitment process. Any impersonation should be reported to