As a member of Safran Seats, you contribute to providing over one million seats to airlines worldwide, ensuring superior quality, comfort, and innovation. Your role involves collaborating with a team to develop high-value solutions for passengers and crews. Safran is one of the few OEMs offering a comprehensive range of passenger seats, from economy to first class, allowing you to take pride in creating impressive seating options for various needs.
1. Occupational Summary (Position Objective & Authorities)
Objective:
This role is for the Purchasing Aftermarket team.
Coordinating purchases for one or more purchasing commodities:
- Drafting, getting validated and deploying the target purchasing policies for one or more commodities in accordance with the needs and objectives of the internal customers (contracting customers)
- Guaranteeing the attainment of objectives within your scope in terms of gains and service level expected by Safran: - through the establishment of a supplier panel (deriving from the target panel recommended by the target purchasing policy), according to the supplier selection and contractualization process applicable in the Group - through compliance by suppliers with their contractual commitments (including operational performance and costs).
This position works under the general supervision of the Sr. Manager Purchasing Afermarket.
2. Essential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)
A) Coordinating, drafting and proposing to the purchasing director of your company (or the Group) the target purchasing policy for the commodity concerned, in accordance with the objectives of your company, and in particular:
B) Coordinating invitations to tender, implementing the supplier selection process
C) Negotiating and drawing up contracts with the selected suppliers
D) Managing the panel of suppliers
E) Managing supplier relations
F) Reporting back to the purchasing department of your company or of the Group
G) Being the key contact of the lead family buyer (company or Group), when there is one.
H) Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and especially internal standards at Safran.
I) Perform other duties as assigned.
