Manager – Material Planning & Procurement

Join us as Manager - Material Planning & Procurement and lead the team that keeps our operations moving. From forecasting critical aircraft parts to driving supplier partnerships and ensuring regulatory compliance, you’ll shape efficient supply chains, optimize costs, and secure the materials that power aviation excellence.

Facts

  • Location

    Dubai

  • Employment level

    Direct entry

  • Function

    Logistics / Materials Management

  • Working time

    Full time

  • Publishing date

    08-28-2025

  • Application deadline

    09-11-2025

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What you'll do:

  • Develop material planning strategies aligned with LTME’s MRO schedules and sales targets
  • Forecast demand for spare parts using maintenance data and usage history
  • Set stock levels/reorder points to prevent shortages and excess
  • Manage urgent requirements to ensure operational continuity
  • Lead sourcing, negotiations, contracts, and supplier performance
  • Coordinate with LHT Purchasing Alliance and leverage group contracts
  • Build relationships with OEMs, suppliers, and vendors for cost-effective supply
  • Ensure regulatory compliance (FAA/EASA/GCAA/LBA) in procurement
  • Lead and develop planners and buyers, ensuring clear roles and communication
  • Drive KPIs for availability, cost savings, and supplier performance
  • Promote training, digitalization, and automation of processes
  • Collaborate across functions to align materials with operational needs
  • Ensure adherence to aviation, HSE, and company standards
  • Mitigate supply disruptions with contingency planning
  • Maintain documentation and traceability for airworthiness
  • Oversee export control compliance, screening, and licensing
Take your career to new heights with Lufthansa as Manager – Material Planning & Procurement!

Lead a dynamic team, optimize supply chains, and ensure our operations run seamlessly. If you’re ready to combine leadership, strategy, and aviation passion, this is your chance to make an impact. Apply now and be part of our journey!

The ideal Candidate should meet the following requirements:

  • Solid background in aviation
  • 5–7 years of professional experience
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire teams
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Skilled negotiator with the ability to influence
  • Flexible, resilient, and able to thrive in a dynamic environment
  • Strategic mindset
  • Excellent communicator, able to connect across all levels
  • Comfortable working in an international, multicultural setting
  • Acts with integrity and sound judgment
  • Passion for driving improvements and innovation
About Lufthansa Technik AG

Lufthansa Technik is the world's leading provider of maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification services in the aviation industry. With more than 22.000 employees and over 30 international subsidiaries, the Lufthansa Technik Group offers around 800 customers around the world a complete range of aircraft technology services.

The fascination for flying is what connects us all. In front of the engine or behind the laptop, in logistics or on the smallest individual part. We make aviation safe, rethink it – and still keep our feet on the ground. Because only when every move is perfect and we discover innovative possibilities even in the smallest detail, we are proud. We believe in the potential of the individual. And in the fact that this potential grows best in the community. Our diversity makes us strong and allows us to stand out together.

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