Airbus Supply Chain Specialist

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Start your career in supply chains with an industry-designed, AI-powered learning experience built by Airbus, global leader in aerospace, and Airbus Beyond, experts in immersive education. This Entry-level Professional Certificate is designed for beginners with no experience, reskillers, and career switchers eager to enter a high-demand field with growing worldwide impact. Supply chains power the global economy. With this certificate, you’ll learn the skills needed to enter a fast-growing and high-paying industry. Through storytelling-led, interactive and engaging learning methods, you’ll gain new competences in supply chain management, logistics, procurement, risk mitigation, and sustainability. How to design supply chain networks? How can you select the best suppliers and build mutually beneficial relationships? How are transportation and inventories managed? You'll master the answers to all these questions and more, gaining critical skills in demand forecasting, production activity control, stakeholder management, and sustainable supply chain strategy. This program gets you in the job market and prepares you for roles like Supply Chain Specialist, Supply Chain Manager, and Supplier Development Manager. No prior experience is required, just curiosity, analytical thinking, and motivation to make the world run smoothly. By earning this certificate, you’ll demonstrate that you are ready to work and prepared to enter one of the world’s most essential industries.

Syllabus

Course 1: Understanding Global Supply Chains
Course 2: Procurement Strategies
Course 3: Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management
Course 4: Supply Chain Sustainability

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12 hours 10 minutes
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Become proficient at the core processes that keep global supply chains running—demand forecasting, inventory control, order management, and production planning. This course teaches you how to anticipate customer needs, balance inventory levels, and ensure smooth operations across every stage of the supply chain. You'll explore key forecasting techniques, inventory models, order fulfillment workflows, and planning tools to drive efficiency and reduce risks. By integrating forecasting with procurement and risk management strategies, you’ll gain the ability to make proactive, data-informed decisions that enhance supply chain performance. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply demand forecasting methods to production and procurement planning - Use inventory management models and techniques, including safety stock calculations - Manage the full order cycle from order receipt to invoicing - Execute production planning with tools like S&OP, MPS, and MRP - Assess and mitigate inventory-related risks in uncertain environments
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13 hours 43 minutes
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Advance your supply chain expertise by mastering the critical areas of sourcing, procurement, contract management, and supplier relations. In this course, you’ll learn how to identify, select, and develop suppliers using industry-standard frameworks and analysis methods. You'll explore value chain optimization, understand the fundamentals of contracts and their role in ensuring reliable operations, and dive deep into supplier assessment and evaluation processes. You'll also gain essential skills in negotiation strategy and relationship management, both of which are crucial for building ethical, long-term partnerships that strengthen supply chain resilience. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply sourcing and procurement frameworks for supplier selection - Conduct supplier analysis and manage supplier performance - Understand key contract elements and manage contracting processes - Use negotiation strategies to build enduring and beneficial supplier relationships - Optimize value chains for efficiency and competitiveness
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12 hours 31 minutes
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Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to lead sustainable and responsible supply chains with success. In this course, you’ll explore how to assess and reduce environmental and social impacts through Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), sustainability planning, CSR strategies, and advanced monitoring techniques. Learn how to integrate sustainable practices into supply chain operations, from ethical sourcing to green logistics and circular economy principles. Through case studies, frameworks, and hands-on exercises, you'll gain practical tools to design, implement, and report on high-impact sustainability and CSR initiatives. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Conduct Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and develop Environmental Management Plans (EMP) - Design and implement sustainability and CSR strategies aligned with business objectives - Apply sustainable sourcing, procurement, and green logistics principles - Use key frameworks (GRI, CDP, UN SDGs) to report on sustainability and CSR initiatives - Track and improve sustainability performance using KPIs and audits
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15 hours 15 minutes
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Get started on your journey to becoming a supply chain specialist with this foundational course. You’ll explore what supply chains are, how they operate, and the essential role of a supply chain specialist in today’s global economy. Through real-world case studies, particularly from the aerospace industry, you’ll understand the core workflows, planning strategies, and leadership principles that drive resilient, efficient supply chains. You’ll also gain insight into logistics and distribution systems, stakeholder management, global market dynamics, and risk mitigation techniques vital for modern operations. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Describe the core functions and goals of global supply chains - Recognize key planning and network design strategies - Understand leadership and change management in supply chain contexts - Optimize logistics and distribution networks - Identify and mitigate operational, legal, and geopolitical risks