Aerospace Procurement and Supplier Lead

Safran Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran, Gloucester site, is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage a portfolio of suppliers and ensure a world-class supply chain into site. You’ll work within a cross-functional team to optimise performance and drive supplier improvements. The role requires travel to supplier sites as needed.

Experience with SAP, strong negotiation, and commercial awareness are essential to deliver on time and within budget in an engineering/manufacturing environment. Join us in shaping aerospace excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven supplier and order book management experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with broad business understanding.
• Willingness and ability to travel to supplier sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of suppliers to meet site requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve supplier performance.
• Analyze impacts of improvement requests and implement action plans.
• Participate in multisite supplier business reviews with a cross-functional team.
• Support the Supplier Performance Quality Leader in implementing strategy.
• Manage internal customer expectations to ensure satisfaction.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Commercial awareness

Tools

SAP

Job description

Safran, Gloucester site, is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage a portfolio of suppliers and ensure a world-class supply chain into site. You’ll work within a cross-functional team to optimise performance and drive supplier improvements. The role requires travel to supplier sites as needed.

Experience with SAP, strong negotiation, and commercial awareness are essential to deliver on time and within budget in an engineering/manufacturing environment. Join us in shaping aerospace excellence.