Retrofit & Mitigation Project Manager at Airbus (m/f/x)

Retrofit is not just a “side project” – it requires precision, timing, and responsibility right down to the last machine.

At Airbus Operations GmbH in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, you will take on a central role as Retrofit & Mitigation Project Manager between the program, supply chain, engineering, and suppliers. You will keep priorities clear, implement technical solutions, and keep an eye on time, costs, and quality. Sound like your league? Then apply now!

The gross annual salary is between €82,500 and a maximum of €85,400, depending on qualifications. If you have already applied to ARTS, we look forward to working with you to find other suitable positions – multiple applications are therefore not necessary.

Job details

Workplace: Hamburg Finkenwerder

Occupational Area: Project & Programme Management

Contract: Temporary employment

Job-ID: 18414

Customer:

Tasks

• Analyzing and planning industrial throughput times and capacities for the industrialization of the supply chain in the retrofit environment
• Controlling the implementation of the technical solution and assuming responsibility on behalf of the program
• Contributing to retrofit and mitigation strategies and actively challenging approaches to develop viable solutions
• Translating program and retrofit requirements (e.g., target costs per aircraft, embodiment rate, policy) into usable inputs for the departments involved, including the supply chain manager retrofit
• Providing all necessary inputs for supply chain industrialization (kits or complex retrofit solutions), including material and parts management
• Supporting negotiations on supplier capacity and cost coordination, as well as managing material reservations and missing parts
• Consolidating and managing inputs from engineering, purchasing, suppliers, supply chain, and program to ensure global retrofit strategy (time, cost, quality)

• Coordinating customer order priorities for retrofit kits and ensuring implementation until final fleet completion

Qualifications

• Technical degree or degree in business administration or supply chain/logistics (at least a bachelor's degree) [3]
• Several years of professional experience in the areas of configuration management, purchasing, customer service, production planning and control, and supply chain/logistics
• Basic knowledge of lean management and good knowledge of project management
• In-depth application knowledge of SAP and very good knowledge of Google Workspace
• Business fluent English skills (at least C1); German and French desirable
• A valid, unrestricted work permit for the European Union (no student visa) is mandatory
• Strong communication skills and an independent, structured, and results-oriented approach to work