Head of and Services
Listed on 2026-01-13
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Business
Operations Manager
Location: Bingen
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Job Summary
The Head of Customer Support and Services (HO S&S) reports directly to the Managing Director of the Airbus‑Flexrotor business and leads a global team. This role is responsible for designing the Flexrotor support and services global concept and organization, developing pricing models, and managing cross‑cultural opportunities worldwide. Additionally, the position oversees key functions including technical publications, technical support, maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), field maintenance, and customer order management.
The HO S&S is accountable for maximizing the value delivered by Support and Services in the global market, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction. The position is accountable for the performance of all HO S&S activities, including turnover, margin, and working capital in line with the Airbus‑Flexrotor business. The role builds the business in partnership with the international sales and Support & Services teams and Airbus Helicopters global network, maximizing Customer Satisfaction, Business Capture and Cost efficiency in line with the Airbus‑UAS Strategies, Policies & Standards.
The HO S&S Flexrotor acts as a leader, teambuilder and mentor to develop a stable and proficient team with shared vision, targets, AH Group values, ethics and compliance, processes and best practices. Additionally, this role acts as a facilitator, challenger and moderator ensuring that the Support and Services team work smoothly with the Airbus‑Flexrotor team, as well as offering world class support to the global customer base.
Responsibilities
- Operations: 30%
- Set up the organization dedicated to the Support of the Flexrotor UAS globally.
- Drive S&S operational performance in the Flexrotor UAS market.
- Monitor and improve S&S Customer Satisfaction.
- Drive transformation and improvement of S&S.
- Formulate and install standard practices based on comparative studies of methods, costs, material, and support data.
- Ensure that all procedures within the area of responsibility are maintained current, are followed, and maintain a well‑defined working relationship with QA to meet quality standards.
- Work closely with Flexrotor's Programs and Sales and Marketing teams.
- Share best practices with other teams of Airbus Helicopters' UAS program.
- Financial, Commercial & Corporate Support: 30%
- Accountable for S&S financial performance, including but not limited to turnover, profitability & cash flow.
- Establish controls and maintain adherence to cost and inventory budgets and forecasts for all lines of business.
- Drive Commercial Operations and Demand Planning (inputs for regional FC, S&OP exercise) for S&S.
- Direct and coordinate Customer Support activities to ensure that products and production are sustained to meet corporate production and support requirements.
- Accountable for the S&S sales funnel, bookings, turnover, margin, cash, in line with the Airbus‑Flexrotor operational plans.
- Support the Regional Sales organizations for MRO sales, technical support offerings and support packages.
- Ensure that all sales managers are working in a coordinated way in line with the Airbus‑Flexrotor S&S strategy.
- Strategy & Special Projects: 20%
- Build the S&S Strategy maximizing and reporting the state of the ...
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