Senior Procurement Finance Business Partner (Detail Parts)
Filton (Hybrid – 60% onsite)35 hours per week | 4.5‑day working pattern£34.53 PAYE / £46.20 Umbrella per hour
About the Role
Guidant Global is partnering with Airbus Operations Ltd, a world‑leading aerospace organisation, to recruit a Senior Procurement Finance Business Partner to support Detail Parts Procurement across major Airbus programmes.
This is a high‑impact finance business partnering role, sitting at the heart of procurement operations and commercial decision‑making. You will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, influencing supplier negotiations, and driving robust financial planning across a complex, international matrix environment.
If you enjoy combining commercial insight, stakeholder engagement, and strategic financial leadership, this role offers both challenge and visibility within a globally recognised organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Act as Finance Business Partner and MFT Lead for Long Bed and Short Bed Detail Parts Procurement, providing clear financial direction aligned to commercial strategy.
- Lead and influence financial decision‑making in supplier tendering, ensuring sustainable cost, performance, and supply chain health.
- Support supplier negotiations, claims, and performance improvement plans, working closely with procurement and PM teams.
- Drive the annual budget and quarterly forecasting process, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with wider business objectives.
- Produce and present robust financial reporting, offering clear insight into performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Build and challenge business cases and investment proposals, ensuring sound financial assumptions, ROI evaluation, and value delivery.
- Support operational investment projects across recurring cost, inventory, non‑recurring cost, and capex (tools/jigs).
- Collaborate across a wide stakeholder network in a matrix organisation, influencing at senior levels both in the UK and internationally.
What We’re Looking For
- A strong background in finance business partnering, ideally within a large manufacturing or commercial environment.
- Qualified accountant status (CIMA preferred) with circa 5+ years post‑qualification experience.
- Solid experience using SAP or equivalent financial reporting systems.
- Proven ability to work independently, manage complexity, and balance recurring and ad‑hoc priorities.
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience supporting negotiations and strategic decision‑making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting to senior leaders.
- A continuous improvement mindset and a proactive, solutions‑focused approach.
Why Join Through Guidant Global?
- Access to industry‑leading clients and high‑profile projects.
- A collaborative and inclusive recruitment experience.
- Clear visibility of role expectations, rates, and working arrangements.
- Ongoing support throughout your assignment.
Working Pattern & Location
- Hybrid working – approximately 60% onsite in Filton.
- 35 hours per week, typically worked over 4.5 days, with flexibility within agreed business hours (7am-7pm).
- Occasional travel may be required.
Security & Compliance
- BPSS clearance required (completed by Airbus Security).
- Role falls inside IR35.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re a commercially‑minded finance business partner looking to make a tangible impact within a world‑class aerospace environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now via Guidant Global and take the next step in your career.
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