Dubai Supply Chain Maturity & Deployment Lead

Safran Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Group in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Supply Chain Project Coordinator to deploy the maturity framework across Dubai projects and to guide future Dubai Supply Chain Managers through a hands-on ramp-up. The role ensures state-of-the-art processes, tools, and standards aligned with One Safran.

You will coach the team, implement S&OP, supplier qualification, and QRQC routines while benchmarking practices across Safran sites. This is a 15-month fixed-term contract based in Dubai.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, procurement, or supplier management in industrial or aerospace environments.
• Familiarity with S&OP, supplier qualification processes, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience with maturity models, standard deployment, or continuous improvement frameworks.
• Familiarity with QRQC methodology and KPI/performance management.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant aerospace or demanding industrial experience.

Responsibilities

• Pilot the maturity deployment of the Supply Chain discipline at the Dubai site, ensuring processes, tools and practices are installed to state-of-the-art / One Safran standards.
• Define and maintain the Supply Chain maturity roadmap for Dubai (Qualifying level, Bronze, and subsequent levels), aligned with the One Safran maturity grid.
• Deploy and maintain the One Safran Supply Chain handbook, maturity grids, standard KPIs, and QRQC methodology at the Dubai site.
• Report maturity progress and KPIs to the Supply Chain BPM/BPO, acting as the functional reference point for Supply Chain topics at Dubai.
• Identify gaps versus the One Safran reference framework and define, track, and close the associated action plans.
• Support and coach the future Dubai Supply Chain Manager(s) in building their team's maturity, acting as their hands-on "right hand" during the ramp-up phase.
• Facilitate QRQC routines and structured problem-solving within the discipline at Dubai.
• Represent the Supply Chain discipline (not a specific product line) across all Dubai projects.
• Benchmark Dubai's practices against other Safran Seats and Safran sites and bring back best practices from the One Safran network.
• Build Dubai team capability in Supply Chain through training, coaching, and knowledge transfer.
• Escalate maturity risks or resource gaps to the BPM/BPO and the Dubai Industrial Project Manager.
• Pilot the maturity of S&OP, supplier qualification, inventory management, and logistics practices at Dubai against the One Safran Supply Chain maturity grid.
• Support the structuring of the Dubai supplier panel and procurement processes in line with One Safran standards.

Skills

Supply Chain

Procurement

Supplier Management

ERP/MRP

QRQC

KPI Management

Tools

ERP/MRP Systems

Job description

Safran Group in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Supply Chain Project Coordinator to deploy the maturity framework across Dubai projects and to guide future Dubai Supply Chain Managers through a hands-on ramp-up. The role ensures state-of-the-art processes, tools, and standards aligned with One Safran.

You will coach the team, implement S&OP, supplier qualification, and QRQC routines while benchmarking practices across Safran sites. This is a 15-month fixed-term contract based in Dubai.