PLM Project Director

Safran Group; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension with salary sacrifice up to 10

Private medical cover with digital GP/

Cycle to work

Life Assurance x4

Benefits platform with discretionary追加

Enhanced family policies

Annual share save schemes

Job summary

Safran Group seeks a PLM Project Director in Cwmbran to lead the Windchill PLM deployment across the three Safran Seats Business Units in France, the UK and the United States. You will oversee the programme from business requirements through to full implementation, engaging stakeholders and guiding change management.

You will build and lead a multidisciplinary team, manage risks, and ensure resources are aligned to achieve project objectives while delivering excellent service to internal

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
• Experience in deploying PLM solutions and using Windchill would be an advantage.
• Strategic mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Ability to lead, influence and bring teams together within a matrix organisation, without direct hierarchical authority.
• Results orientated with a commitment to providing excellent service to internal customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical and functional leadership across the project scope, coordinating the various stakeholders involved.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team to support the future use of PLM throughout the entire product lifecycle, from pre-project activities through to after-sales.
• Coordinate all workstreams and sub-projects within the PLM transformation plan, including design, solution robustness, functional prerequisites, product assurance, implementation, migration, training, communication and change management, ensuring alignment with the final target solution.
• Ensure that each sub-project has the appropriate resources, skills and equipment required to achieve its objectives, covering both internal Safran Seats resources and external service providers.
• Place particular emphasis on change management and the communication plan.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, incorporating lessons learned from previous experience.

Skills

PLM knowledge

Windchill experience

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Change management

Problem solving

Tools

Windchill

Job description

PLM Project Director

Cwmbran

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you— both in and out of work, including:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme
• Annual share save schemes.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Your Role

Within Safran Seats, the PLM Project Director will be responsible for defining and leading the deployment of Windchill PLM across the three Safran Seats Business Units in France, the UK and the United States.

Working closely with key stakeholders across the organisation, the role will oversee the programme from the definition of business requirements through to the implementation of the complete solution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strong technical and functional leadership across the project scope, coordinating the various stakeholders involved.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary team to support the future use of PLM throughout the entire product lifecycle, from pre-project activities through to after-sales.
• Coordinate all workstreams and sub-projects within the PLM transformation plan, including design, solution robustness, functional prerequisites, product assurance, implementation, migration, training, communication and change management, ensuring alignment with the final target solution.
• Ensure that each sub-project has the appropriate resources, skills and equipment required to achieve its objectives, covering both internal Safran Seats resources and external service providers.
• Place particular emphasis on change management and the communication plan.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, incorporating lessons learned from previous experience.

What You'll Bring

• Good understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
• Experience in deploying PLM solutions and using Windchill would be an advantage.
• Strategic mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Ability to lead, influence and bring teams together within a matrix organisation, without direct hierarchical authority.
• Results orientated with a commitment to providing excellent service to internal customers.

Get involved:

We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.

Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.