New Program Buyer - 12 month FTC

Safran; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in aerospace is seeking a New Program Buyer for a 12-month FTC role. This position involves managing new programs, coordinating sourcing activities, and building strong relationships with suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a background in purchasing within a manufacturing environment, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to influence within engineering and design contexts. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to innovation and sustainability in aviation, where your contributions will help shape the future of aircraft power systems.

Benefits

8% Bonus

Excellent Pension

33 Days Holiday

Dental Insurance

BUPA Healthcare

EV Scheme

Workplace Nursery Scheme

Midday Finish on Fridays

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Wellbeing Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing or sourcing in manufacturing or aerospace.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing activities and align commodity strategies.
• Coordinate new programs and build relationships with vendors.
• Negotiate prices and agreements with suppliers.

Skills

SAP

Purchasing

NPI

Engineering

Relationship building

Supply chain management

Negotiating

Analytical

Data visualisation and presenting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Safran Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Join or sign in to find your next job

Join to apply for the New Program Buyer - 12 month FTC role at Safran

Safran Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

6 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the New Program Buyer - 12 month FTC role at Safran

At Safran Electrical & Power, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid-electric or full-electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight.

The UK Safran Electrical & Power team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, distribution and control, with developing expertise in electric motors for aircraft propulsion.

If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.

Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire
£ Competitive

Benefits: 8% Bonus, Excellent Pension, 33 Days Holiday, Dental, BUPA, EV scheme, Workplace nursery scheme, Midday finish on Fridays, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Employee assistance programme including health and finance, Onsite subsidised canteen

New Program Buyer - 12 month FTC
Pitstone, Tring, Hertfordshire
£ Competitive

Benefits: 8% Bonus, Excellent Pension, 33 Days Holiday, Dental, BUPA, EV scheme, Workplace nursery scheme, Midday finish on Fridays, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Employee assistance programme including health and finance, Onsite subsidised canteen

Skills: SAP, Purchasing, NPI, Engineering, Relationship building, Supply chain management, Negotiating, Analytical, Data visualisation and presenting

The Role

As a New Program Buyer at Safran Electrical & Power you will manage and coordinate new programs and projects for Safran, whilst building positive relationships with vendors and suppliers, securing the best quality programs in the aerospace industry. You will manage and align core commodity strategies, greatly contributing to supplier selection and the development of future product roadmaps to ensure high quality output for ongoing and future programs. You will work closely with the engineering team to ensure design evolutions and developments correspond with manufacturing lead times.

• Manage and facilitate all sourcing activity, aligning core commodity strategies with supplier selection.
• Coordinate and manage new programs at the site, building robust and solid relationships with high quality vendors and suppliers.
• Ensure design evolutions synchronise with from initial concept through to new product introduction phases.
• Work with Supplier Account Manager and Commodity Manager to negotiate prices, terms, conditions and agreements.
• Follow a robust design-to-cost methodology, challenging design requirements to ensure they correspond with program and product roadmaps.
• Escalate, when appropriate, any significant issues that require management intervention or awareness.
• Work with suppliers to resolve any issues impacting performance, such as quality discrepancies.
• Coordinate with the purchasing teams and vendors to enable robust and efficient supply chains.
• Report and present program reviews to various stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we're also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have some or all of the following, we'd love to hear from you:

• Purchasing or sourcing experience within a manufacturing or aerospace environment beneficial.
• Demonstrable productive influencing capabilities which can be applied within an engineering, design or manufacturing environment.
• Astute commercial awareness.
• Versatility in dealing with different cultures and across different time zones.
• Experience liaising with suppliers and customers, with a background in negotiating.
• Experience with data visualisation and presentations.
• Evidence of written English at interview stage.

Get involved:

We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, STEM ambassadors, employee forum, charity partnerships and wellbeing programme.

Our Wellbeing Programme in Pitstone aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it within all that we do. The programme is made up of four wellbeing committees; Healthy Minds, Physical, Social & Financial. Our enhanced family friendly policies re-enforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Purchasing, and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, and Manufacturing

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Safran by 2x

Get notified about new Program Buyer jobs in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.