Company: Safran Seats
Job field: Purchasing
Location: Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom
Contract type: Permanent
Contract duration: Full-time
Professional status: Employees / Staff
Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award-winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality, and industrial design.
At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!
In the UK, Safran Seats specializes solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.
Job Summary
The Programme Purchaser will perform and contribute to the Integrated Programme Team(s) as assigned and will effectively drive the tracking and coordination of the purchased material requirements on behalf of the Programme Purchasing Team.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Drive the tracking, coordination, and reporting of the purchased material requirements for development, confidence test, PDR, CDR, certification test articles, and up to SS01 – within the constraints of a programme schedule.
2. For the purpose of satisfying Pre-Production, Development & Prototype parts where required for a Programme:
1. Issue and monitor RFP/Q's to specific suppliers using available engineering data.
2. Review and selection of suppliers based on proposals/quotations received.
3. Using MRP data to raise necessary PO's and work with a predetermined number of suppliers to ensure that materials ordered are delivered on time, in full, and to the correct quality standards.
4. Resolve discrepancy and invoice queries in line with own and team KPI.
3. Ensure that all contributing documentary evidence for the purchased material requirements are delivered at each PROMPT Tollgate milestone.
4. Report material costs vs budget targets and identify potential cost avoidance.
5. Raise and acquire approval for purchase requisitions and Sales Orders to drive long lead-time material demand where necessary.
6. Track and resolve purchased material issues, organize transport/airfreight where required.
7. Use the Engineering DLOB, Long Lead Tracker tools and report on drawing release to support Purchasing needs.
8. Manage programme purchased inventory including initiating and diligently executing material disposition.
Job Requirements
1. Able to demonstrate technical understanding and enthusiasm to deliver into the programme - Essential
2. Proven delivery of procurement strategies - Essential
3. Project / Programme management experience - Essential
4. Management of cross-functional teams - Essential
5. To effectively use MRP & Baan to support the introduction of new products into a Programme - Essential
6. Ensuring attainment of the objective cost of the Purchased part by referring to all stakeholders in the Purchasing Department - Essential
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!
As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
1. 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
2. Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts
3. Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
4. Family-friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave, and flexible working
5. Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
6. STEM engagement with schools, colleges, and universities and Charitable activities for all
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