Procurement Specialist

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

Procurement Specialist

Gloucester

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together. 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.

Safran Landing Systems are a global leader inaircraftlanding and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets.

Ourexpertisecoversthe entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end; Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, through to Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO). The Gloucester site has been at the forefront of landing gear technology for over 85 years, dating from the innovative designs of Sir George Dowty to advanced landing gears for the world’s most modern aircraft today.

About the role

Aerospace Supply Chains, Coordinated by you… As part of our Procurement team, the Supply Chain Specialist will proactively manage a portfolio of suppliers ensuring we have a world class supply chain into site. You'll have opportunities to learn and progress, with investment being made on site it's an exciting time to join our growing local team.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of suppliers to ensure our requirements are met
• Working with poor performing suppliers to analyse the impacts of an improvement request and implement an action plan
• Participate in multisite supplier business reviews with a cross functional team (CFT)
• Work within a CFT to ensure successful work package transfers within the Supply Chain
• Support the Supplier Performance Quality Leader in the effective implementation of Supplier Performance strategy and initiatives
• Manage internal expectations with key customers to ensure full customer satisfaction

Due to the nature of this role, there will be some travel required, visiting supplier sites when required on an ad-hoc basis.

What You'll Bring:

• Demonstrable working knowledge of SAP
• Significant supplier and order book management experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment
• Experience in manufacturing/production environment
• Proven ability to negotiate and influence suppliers using your broad understanding of business and your astute commercial awareness
• Available and willingness to travel as and when required

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. 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 hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

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