This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.
Entity
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.
Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defence industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
With over one million seats equipping the fleets of the major airlines, Safran Seats is one of the world's leading suppliers of seating for passengers, crews and helicopters thanks to innovative and high added-value solutions.
Reference
2024-144576
Position description
Domain
Production
Job field / Job profile
Supply chain - Procurement officer
Job title
Purchasing Manager
Employment type
Permanent
Professional category
Professional, Engineer & Manager
Part time / Full time
Full-time
Job description
As a Purchasing Manager your role will be to lead our Material Schedulers ensuring that we have the correct materials on site at the right time for our production facilities whilst managing cost and transportation. Supplier performance and adherence to plan is a key responsibility for the role, always looking for how performance and costs can be improved. Using metrics to drive continuous improvement, assisting the team to drive efficiencies and create mitigation plans if required.
What does the job entail?
1. Team leadership and develops engagement through a positive and continuous improvement culture, holds regular and effective 1-2-1's, annual appraisals and helps in the creation of development plans.
2. Contributes to and implements the Supply Chain strategy deploying it through the team ensuring everyone understands their role in the plan.
3. Ensures inventory levels are maintained within agreed target levels and creates plans to resolve any imbalances. Develops and reports the inventory forecast and identifies obsolete stock and works to mitigate financial impact.
4. Key member of the Supply Chain Leadership Team working to measure, analyse and improve performance and impacts.
5. Develops the detailed schedules in line with the Master Production Schedule and Aftermarket requirements. Carries out detailed capacity planning and monitors all critical resources and proposes mitigation plans.
6. Ensure that purchasing data is accurate, up to date and regularly audited, liaises with internal teams and suppliers to maintain integrity.
7. Meets with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, provides performance feedback and proactively create, share and improve forecasts and capacity plans. Highlights any supplier, or sub-tier risks.
8. Accountable for the management and reliability of inventories and determines how to increase stock turns, reduce waste and optimise customer service.
9. Measures and analyses performance in line with BU defined metrics, manages creation of relevant reports. Analyses the root cause of missed metrics and works with the relevant teams to develop the necessary recovery plans.
Travel specificity
UK and International
Candidate skills & requirements
What are we looking for in our next Purchasing Manager:
* Supply Chain Experience
* Team leadership
* Supplier Performance Management
* Proficiency in MRP & ERP
* CI or Lean Methodology
* CIPS qualification or working towards this
* Multi-Site Manufacturing
What you will get in return:
- Negotiable competitive salary
- 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
- Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
- Personal developments scheme
If so, then we would love to hear from you.
Position location
Job location
Europe, UK, Wales
City (-ies)
Llantarnam Industrial Park, Llantarnam NP44 3HQ Cwmbran
#J-18808-Ljbffr